Principal Social Worker - Court Work - Cardiff Council

Hoop Recruitment LTD; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAYE or Umbrella payroll options

Twice-weekly payroll

DBS and compliance support

Welsh-speaking consultant

Job summary

City of Cardiff Council is seeking a Principal Social Worker specialising in Court Work. You will hold cases involving 10–11 children across 4–5 families, managing all aspects of casework, statutory visits, care planning, reviews and court appearances to determine whether children can remain at home or need to return to their parents.

You will work to identify risks, protective factors, and assess capacity; experience with DOH assessment framework and NSPCC Reunification framework; collaborate

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with current registration in Wales.
• Experience handling court proceedings and care proceedings.
• Strong assessment and decision-making skills with evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Hold caseloads of approximately 10–11 children across 4–5 families in care proceedings.
• Lead court-related activities and ensure compliance with statutory visit, care planning and reviews.
• Utilise the DOH Framework and NSPCC Reunification framework to inform decisions and engage families.

Skills

Court Work

Children in care

Care proceedings

Assessment

Court documentation

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Social Work degree

Registration with Social Care Wales

Job description

Court Work - Principal Social Worker

Pay rate in line with the pledge - £41.58 Umbrella / £33 PAYE

City of Cardiff Council

''We are looking for a Principal Social Worker which will focus on Court Work. You will be a case holding social worker working with approximately 10/11 children (4/5 families) who are subject to care proceedings. You will be responsible for all aspects of the case management including statutory visiting, care planning and review, and court. You will work with children and their families to assist in decision making for Children to remain at home or return home to their parents.

Assessments will need to consider the current risks and associated protective factors whilst also identifying the likelihood of sustained change within the child’s timescales. You will have experience of working with children subject to care proceedings and their families and produce work of an excellent standard which provides recommendations based upon sound evidence based analysis.

You will have undertaken assessments using the DOH Framework of assessment and have knowledge and understanding of the principals of the NSPCC Reunification framework. You will understand the impact of trauma both on parents’ capacity and on the child’s needs and be able to ascertain if the parent(s) has capacity to meet the needs of the individual child. You will require the skills to overcome barriers to engagement during the assessment process and tailor your assessments to the learning styles of parents.

Your assessments will draw upon the knowledge of other professionals working with the child and their family and exploring the informal support networks available to the parents to assist them in the parenting role.

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience in the social work market


• A local specialist agency based in Cardiff, with roles across South Wales, West Wales and South West England


• Exclusive roles and early access to new opportunities


• A Welsh-speaking consultant available if you’d prefer to discuss your job search in Welsh


• PAYE or Umbrella payroll options – whichever suits you best


• Twice-weekly payroll


• A dedicated consultant as your main point of contact, with wider team support when needed


• We actively supply every Local Authority across South and West Wales, as well as clients across South West England


• Earn £200 for every successful friend or colleague you refer


• Wellbeing sessions and thoughtful extras, like birthday gifts


• DBS and compliance support to help keep the process smooth and straight forward

Benefits of working for Hoop:

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification


• Registration with Social Care Wales


• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS


• 3 Years of referencing


• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.