Families First Locality Team Leader

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council; Ebbw Vale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Wales seeks a qualified Social Work Practitioner for the Families First Team. The successful candidate will oversee case management, provide high-quality service delivery, and ensure safeguarding practices. This role requires extensive experience in childcare social work and educational qualifications in social work.

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
• Experience in childcare social work and risk assessment.
• Experience of supervising support workers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the workload and case allocations for the Family Support Workers.
• Lead specific elements of the Families First Programme.
• Ensure quality assessments based on JAFF.

Skills

Safeguarding

Assessment

Education

CQSW

Diploma in Social Work

Social Work Degree

Job description

The Families First Team in Blaenau Gwent requires a qualified Social Work Practitioner with post-qualifying experience in childcare social work to support staff within the Families First Team.

The Team Leader will be responsible for providing a high-quality service in relation to all aspects of the Families First programme and to assist the Manager to deliver the programme in line with Welsh Government guidance.

The post holder will support and manage the workload of and case allocations to the Family Support Workers within the Families First locality team ensuring the team carries out quality assessments based on the Joint Assessment Family Framework of need (JAFF) and formulate individual support plans using the Team around the Family approach. The Team Leader will ensure all staff within the programme are able and act on safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will hold a number of higher need cases and their associated administration tasks including preparation of reports and case recordings. The Team Leader will lead on specific elements of the Families First Programme and will supervise support workers within the team.

The successful candidate will support the Families First Team Manager in designated areas of responsibility and all other duties as required of a senior social work practitioner.

Essential to the position are CQSW; Diploma in Social Work or Social Work Degree and registration as a Social Worker by Social Care Wales; and experience of undertaking assessments and experience of safeguarding and assessment of risk.

This post requires a registration with Social Care Wales under the category of Social Care Managers / Social Workers and registration will need to be in place prior to commencement in the role. Information on how to register with Social Care Wales can be found on the following website https://socialcare.wales

Access to a vehicle for work purposes is a requirement.

Thorough pre-employment screening is undertaken during the recruitment process. The postholder will be required to complete an application for a Disclosure of Criminal Records.

For information on the re-employment and re-engagement of former employees please refer to the Council’s Pay Policy.

Want to ask us a question?

For further information or if you would like to have an information discussion, please contact Cari Rofer [e-mail]

Closing Date:	1st July 2025, 12:00 midnight
Interview Date:	TBC