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Social Worker

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 27 Ionawr 2025
Cyflog: £37,938 i £40,476 bob blwyddyn
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 06 Chwefror 2025
Lleoliad: Caerphilly, Caerphilly County
Gweithio o bell: Ar y safle yn unig
Cwmni: Caerphilly County Borough Council
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: REQ0009927

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We are recruiting a Social Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Tredomen

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Social Services Fostering Team.

We pay an attractive salary of £37,938 - £40,476 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

The successful candidate will need excellent assessment and analysis skills and the ability to engage and communicate effectively with Foster Carers their families and children who are looked after. You will focus on wellbeing, safety of children and be able to support and guide Foster Carers to build on their holistic skills as well as a commitment to improve outcomes for children and young people.



The Team has responsibility for recruiting, assessing, supporting, supervising and reviewing general foster carers, alongside completing Connected Persons Assessments of family members/connected persons for a child who cannot, or may not be able to remain with their birth family.



The Fostering Team duties and responsibilities have been separated, those workers who take responsibility for supporting, supervising and reviewing current and newly approved foster carers and the other half of the team take responsibility for recruiting and assessing general foster carers alongside completing Connected Persons Assessments.



The postholder will need to have at least 2 years’ experience of Social Work with children and young people and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales. Have good communication and IT Skills.



For the role, we ask that you have:

A Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor. Social Workers qualifying after 1 April 2016 are required to complete the Consolidation of Practice qualification within the first three years of practice.
Up to date knowledge of current legislation Research and Practice issues in childcare.
Excellent communication skills with children, young people, their families/carers and professionals.
A full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings.



We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Carla Perry on 07789371781 or email perrycl@caerphilly.gov.uk

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