Social Worker

Job description

We are recruiting a Social Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Tredomen
Team: Promoting Independence Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment Team/ Learning Disability Team

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £40,444- £43,149 and offer access to training and development opportunities.The teams are dynamic and forward thinking and the successful candidate will be required to practice in accordance with National Occupational Standards for Social Work and Code of Practice for Social Care Workers to deliver assessment and care management services.

You will need to have a good understanding of current legislation and policy. You will be required to work closely with carers, other professionals and team members or alone using your own initiative. You will take part in a duty rota dealing with crisis situations and you will facilitate safe discharge for service users from hospital into the community. You will be required to support and safeguard vulnerable service users through difficult periods in their lives, therefore effective communication and organizational skills are essential.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Diploma / Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification.
• An understanding of the Learning, physical and emotional needs of Vulnerable Adults including older people and younger people with Physical disabilities and sensory impairment/ Learning disabilities.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings, visit clients.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Emma Davies on 07789901550 or email [email protected] / Sarah Murray on 07899918546 or email [email protected].

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Appointment to this post is subject to the successful candidate holding and maintaining registration with Social Care Wales as a Social Care Worker in accordance with the relevant regulatory requirements.

You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).

The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.