Senior Practitioner – Disabilities Team (Through Age)

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Penmorfa, Aberaeron; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental organization is looking for a Senior Practitioner for its Disabilities Team in Penmorfa, Wales. The role involves leading complex cases and providing expert social work practice. Candidates should be qualified Social Workers with strong leadership and communication skills, committed to safeguarding individuals. This position offers competitive benefits including flexible working, a generous pension scheme, and a market supplement payment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualifying experience.
• Strong knowledge of legislation and best practice in disability services.
• Understanding of safeguarding and promoting rights.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert social work practice across age groups for individuals with disabilities.
• Lead on complex casework ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to promote independence.

Skills

Expert social work practice

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified and registered Social Worker

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Senior Practitioner – Disabilities Team (Through Age)

This position qualifies for a market supplement payment of £200 per month. Please note thisadditionalpaymentwill be reviewed on 31 March 2026.

The successful candidate may be eligible to up to a maximum of £8,000 (including VAT) towards the cost of expenses incurred due of relocating to Ceredigion. For further information please email [e-mail] . For more information about the county of Ceredigion and the enviable lifestyle it offers please click here.

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities? Do you have the skills and experience to lead complex cases and mentor others? If so, we want you to join our Through Age Disabilities Team.

About the Role

As a Senior Social Work Practitioner, you will:

• Provide expert social work practice across all age groups for individuals with disabilities.
• Lead on complex casework, ensuring high-quality, person-centred outcomes.
• Offer professional guidance and support to colleagues, helping to develop best practice.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and multi-agency partners to promote independence and wellbeing.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified and registered Social Worker with significant post-qualifying experience.
• Has strong knowledge of legislation and best practice in disability services.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the rights of individuals.

Ceredigion is committed to embedding the Signs of Safety and Well-being Practice Framework and we are investing in transforming our processes and in training our staff to safely identify and manage risk of harm and build people’s resilience to increase safety and well-being.

Whenever possible, we are seeking individuals with a degree of fluency in the Welsh language. However, a successful applicant without the required Welsh language skills will be fully supported to reach the desired standard within two years of appointment.

Our offer to you

We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we are committed to supporting your development in order that you can progress your career with us.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing packages.

More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here .

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

• Hybrid Working:Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi-time:Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting childrenand adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles withinourorganisationrequire a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will requireanEnhanced DBS check. Pleasenote that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case-by-case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Porth Cynnal – Specialist Through Age Services

Porth Cynnal provides intensive and specialist through-age assessment, care planning and review for those in need of longer term or complex care and support including quality assurance checks court and statutory interventions.

The service consists of the following teams:

• Planned Care : Adults and Children’s Care and Support and Statutory Interventions’ Teams
• Extended Support : Adult and Children’s Disability Team & Mental Capacity Specialist Support Team
• Substance Misuse : Substance Misuse Team, Youth Justice Statutory Team andIFSS/Edge of Care Team
• Mental Wellbeing : Mental Health and AMHP Team, School Counselling Team
• Safeguarding & Quality Improvement : Adult and Children’s Safeguarding Team, Independent Reviewing and Quality Assurance Team

Penmorfa Penmorfa is our most central office, it is where our Chief Executive and Councillors are based.
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Aberaeron Aberaeron is a picture perfect harbour town and is one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday destinations with fashionable places to stay and eat.
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