Social Worker - Family Support Team (part time)

Vale of Glamorgan Council; Barry; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking council dedicated to delivering exceptional services to children and families. As a Social Worker in the Family Support Team, you'll play a vital role in managing risk and supporting families through challenging times. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with multi-agency partners, ensuring that every child receives the necessary support. With a focus on personal and professional development, you will be part of a resourceful and resilient team committed to making a real difference in the community. Embrace the chance to work in an environment that values your contributions and supports your growth.

Benefits

Free and accessible parking

Regular supervision

Health and Wellbeing Support

Childcare Support Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
• Experience of statutory social work with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide a social work service to children and families in line with legislation.
• Work with partner agencies for effective support.

Skills

Statutory social work experience

Knowledge of Childrens Act 1989

Partnership working

Negotiation skills

Wales Safeguarding Procedures

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

About Us

Do you want to deliver services for children that are flexible, focused on need and readily available when families need them?

We are now seeking a Social Worker to with the expertise and skills to deliver great practice in our Family Support Team. You will help families in a purposeful way and manage risk confidently, working with families on a longer term plan. You will be involved in all aspects of work, including planning and review for children receiving care and support as well as those subject of a child protection plan, or until care proceedings conclude. Work in this team is about helping people work out what matters to them and then helping them achieve their goals.

This is an exciting time to join the Vale of Glamorgan Children and Young People Services as we have expanded our workforce to meet demand, and to ensure workloads are manageable so we can deliver meaningful, purposeful services.

Our workers say the Vale:

• ‘Lets you be yourself’,
• Has ‘approachable managers at all levels’ and
• ‘Cares about people’
  
  

Support, warmth and opportunities to develop will be central to our offer to you.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Understand what good practice looks like when supporting families
• Have experience in achieving excellent outcomes with children, young people, and their families
• Confidently manage risk and build strong relationships across multi-agency partners
• Demonstrate a commitment to relationship-based practice
  
  

In return, you will be part of an Authority that is:

• Resourceful and resilient
• Committed to improvement and open to new ideas
• Dedicated to maintaining manageable workloads, where you have time to effectively support children and their families.
  
  

Benefits include:

• Free and accessible parking
• Regular supervision with a strong and committed extended management team
• Our own bespoke ‘Building on Strengths’ approach that allows workers the freedom to use their expertise to deliver practice in the most helpful way
• Hybrid working options
• Opportunity to request flexible working arrangements
• Excellent opportunities for personal and career development Health and Wellbeing Support including 24hr Help line
• Childcare Support Scheme
  
  

Ambitious: Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.

Open: Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.

Together: Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.

Proud: Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

About The Role

Pay Details: Grade 8, SCP 26 – 30 £36,124 - £39,513 p.a (pro rata). + £5000 enhancement/ Grade 9, SCP 31 – 35 £40,476 - £44,711 p.a (pro rata) + £5000 enhancement

Salary on appointment will depend upon qualification and experience as determined by the appointing officer. There is no automatic progression from Grade 8 to Grade 9

Hours of Work: 18.5 hours / Part time (mutually beneficial work patterns can

be agreed)

Main Place of Work: Docks Office, Barry

DBS Check Required: Enhanced

Description:

• To provide a social work service to children, young people and their families / carers, in line with the relevant legislation, guidance, regulations and national standards.
• To work as part of a team, to undertake all activities involved in offering longer term support to children and families.
• Work with partner agencies in order to maintain and develop relationship that ensure effective and timely support to children, young people and their families / carers.
  
  

About You

Workers in the Vale of Glamorgan are able to be kind, consistent and focussed in their work with children, young people and families making a real difference to children and families when circumstances are challenging. Managers are readily available and staff wellbeing is a priority.

You will need:

• To be a qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
• Experience of statutory social work with children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge of the principles of the Childrens Act 1989 and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
• Experience of using the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• An ability to negotiate effectively.
• A commitment to partnership working.
  
  

Additional information

To apply please register your interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/8LxVcj1cLW

Relationships are central to our work, and we have altered our recruitment process to reflect this. We will then contact you for an informal chat to see if we might be a good match.

If after a chat we all want to proceed we will ask you to fill in a short form detailing your work history and references and then arrange an interview.

Alternatively for further information, please contact: Amanda Penny / Emma-Jane Reynolds, Team Manager

Tel: [phone]

Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.