Are you looking for a new and exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Are you an ambitious Social Worker looking for a role where you can progress quickly?
Yes? Look no further…
Randstad are looking for Senior Practitioners to join the Vale of Glamorgan.
They are a newly improved Local Authority who are investing, improving and looking to the future and want to help individuals achieve their ambition and dreams. In return they are offering a fantastic benefits package to Children's Social Workers interested in positions within their Intake and Assessment Team, as well as offering a fantastic salary between £49,428 - £52,420, DOE.
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Benefits:
- Flexible work/life balance
- Free parking
- Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave package
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Dedicated career mentoring, bespoke training and clear progression frameworks
- Employee discount schemes
- Employee assistance & Support
- Progression Opportunities
- Supportive management team
- Offer a relocation assistance of up to £8,000 to help relocate (ts & cs apply)
Responsibilities:
- The team completes a range of assessments, conducts section 487 enquiries and establishes whether longer term plans are required for families.
- Involved in issuing court proceedings where needed..
- The team is fast paced where no day is the same
- Able to offer empathetic support to families who have just been referred to the service, families in these circumstances are often in crisis.
- Supervise less experienced social workers and practitioners to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
- Lead on complex cases and chair key meetings such as case reviews and core group meetings.
- Collect and analyse information and present your findings at strategic meetings.
- Monitor and assess the quality of work carried out by social workers.
- Carry out case reviews and provide feedback to improve social workers' skills and practice.
- Model good practice for less experienced social workers and support their well-being.
- Have a passion for achieving the best outcomes for children through direct work.
- Have a creative and innovative approach.
Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification
- 3+ years experience of working within a similar setting
- Supervisory experience
- Social Work Wales registration or eligible to apply
If you are not on the lookout but know someone who is, we have a Refer a Friend Scheme. You could get up to £300 in shopping vouchers.
For more information or confidential discussion, please call 0330 0248 775 or email .
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
