Supervising Social Worker - 2 Full Time roles available

Vale of Glamorgan Council; Barry; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Vale of Glamorgan Council is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join our Placements Team. The role focuses on assessing and approving foster placements for looked-after children, supporting foster carers, and coordinating local and external placements.

This role requires a social work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales, with post-qualifying experience in direct work with children, young people and families.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales is essential for this role.
• Post-qualifying experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• Experience of working in a team and collating information for reports.
• Knowledge of the needs of vulnerable children and child development.
• Knowledge of different methods of engaging with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• The Placements Team assesses and approves foster placements for Vale of Glamorgan children in conjunction with our Fostering Panel.
• The team provides support to foster carers, with a commitment to recruitment and retention of local carers.
• Identifying and commissioning placements for children looked after, within internal resources or the independent sector when needed.
• The team includes a therapeutic service working with children and their carers to promote placement stability and prevent disruption.

Skills

Teamwork

Report writing

Engaging with children

Knowledge of child development

Knowledge of vulnerable children

Registration with Social Care Wales

Communication skills

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

About Us

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Social Services seeks to put people at the heart of their own care, no matter why they need social care support. We want to offer people the right help at the right time to help them be happy, safe and have the best opportunities in life. Within the Vale of Glamorgan practitioners are able to make a real difference. We are resourceful and resilient, committed to development and keen to embrace new ideas. Building on widely acknowledged strengths, you will be supported by an able and committed team who have a proven capacity for good service delivery.

About Us

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Social Services seeks to put people at the heart of their own care, no matter why they need social care support. We want to offer people the right help at the right time to help them be happy, safe and have the best opportunities in life. Within the Vale of Glamorgan practitioners are able to make a real difference. We are resourceful and resilient, committed to development and keen to embrace new ideas. Building on widely acknowledged strengths, you will be supported by an able and committed team who have a proven capacity for good service delivery.

A Supervising Social Worker position is available in our Placements Team: The Placements Team assesses and approves foster placements for Vale of Glamorgan children in conjunction with our Fostering Panel. This includes an increasing number of kinship placements enabling children to remain within their wider family network. The team provide support to foster carers, with a commitment to promoting the recruitment and retention of local carers. Identifying and commissioning placements for children looked after, both within our internal resources and within the independent sector when an internal placement cannot be identified is a key part of the Team’s role. The Team includes a therapeutic service working with children and their carers to promote placement stability and prevent disruption.

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 (H) SCP 26 - 30 £38,510- £42,123 p.a.

Grade 9 (I) SCP 31 - 35 £43,149 - £47,665 p.a.

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 / Working Pattern:

37

Main Place of Work:

Docks Office/Agile working

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Social Worker to join our Placements Team in the Vale of Glamorgan.

A Social Work qualification is essential for this role, as is post qualifying experience of direct work with children, young people and families.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About You

You will need:

• Experience of working with children, young people and their families.


• Experience of working in a team.


• Experience of collating information and providing reports.


• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of vulnerable children.


• Knowledge of child development.


• Knowledge of different methods of engaging with children and young people.


• A social work qualification, and registration with Social Care Wales

This team offers foster carers 24/7 professional fostering support. The support line is run solely by fostering staff, who are available to talk through the situation and provide advice and support over the phone. A worker in this team will be required to be a part of the out of hours support on average be a commitment of one overnight per week, and less than one full weekend a month. There is an allowance available which will be paid in addition to core wages. Please note this is not a ‘waking night’ commitment.

Additional information

DBS Check Required:

Enhanced and Barred Both

For Further Information, contact on 07714396571 Derek MacIver – Team Manager

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