Senior Practitioner – Planned Care (Children and Young People)

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Penmorfa, Aberaeron; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Wales seeks a Senior Practitioner for Planned Care to lead a team of social workers. The role focuses on safeguarding and supporting children and young people, with special emphasis on managing complex cases. Candidates should be qualified social workers and possess leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary, various employee benefits, and support for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working

Pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution

Lifestyle savings

Enhanced family benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker passionate about making a difference.
• Leadership experience managing teams of social workers.
• Ability to work with complex cases and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of social workers and support staff.
• Supervise staff to ensure good outcomes for children and young people.
• Develop specialisms in court proceedings and care planning.

Skills

Experience in safeguarding

Team leadership

Social work qualifications

Fluency in Welsh

Education

Qualified 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 – Planned Care (Children and Young People)

This position qualifies for a market supplement payment of £200 per month. Please note thisadditional payment will 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 a qualified social worker passionate about making a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills working as a Senior Practitioner?

Ceredigion is committed to ensuring that each child and young person will achieve their potential and we are transforming our services to ensure a preventative and strengths-based approach that is person centred. In this post, you will help lead and manage a team of social workers, social work assistants and support workers who will work closely with partner agencies to help support families to safely care for their children whenever possible.

You will focus on a small caseload of more complex cases and supervise and support staff to ensure good outcomes for children and young people who require safeguarding plans, care and support and care planning. You will be able to develop specialisms in court proceedings, risk management, direct work, support for care leavers and other aspects of statutory duties.

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 2yrs 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 foundhere .

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 withinourorganisationrequireaDisclosureand Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. Thisrolewill require an Enhanced 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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