Social Worker
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | Conwy, Conwy County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Conwy County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ006458 |
Summary
Looking for an exciting change? An opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to join the Permanency and Pathways Team in Conwy Children, Family and Safeguarding Service working alongside unaccompanied asylum seeker children and young people.
The team is responsible for delivering services to children that are Looked After and Leaving Care. There are a range of support services including In-house Psychologist and Therapeutic and Family Intervention Service to support any social worker to provide short to medium term interventions according to the assessed need. The team also has strong links with CAMHS.
The Permanency and Pathways Team requires dedicated social workers who are willing and able to make a difference. Successful applicants will work with children and the support providers using an outcome-based approach which will be co-produced with the child’s voice at the centre of any planning.
The successful candidate will play a key role in making a real difference to the lives of Children Looked after and Care Leavers. The young people we currently work with age between birth until their 18th birthday. We work jointly with foster carer, placement with parents, residential children’s home and semi-independent living. We currently working across the country with Unaccompanied Asylum seeker children. Most of the young people are aged between 14years up to 18years old.
The team is located in Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay however given the location of many of the young people who are placed around the country we would require a use of hybrid working whereby travel and overnight stays may be a factor within the role of supporting each individual young person.
It is essential that the post holder has the ability to travel throughout the County and further afield, often to and from remote locations at short notice.
Social Worker will need to be able to support children and young people through translation services whereby English / Welsh is not their preferred language. The social worker will be required to undertake training around Merton Age Assessment to support the current need of young people when being placed in the care of the local authority whereby their age is being disputing. The social worker needs to be able to develop good working relationships with care providers and additional agency staff such as home office in line with supporting the young people seeking leave to remain whereby possible.
Ydych chi’n chwilio am newid cyffrous? Mae cyfle wedi codi i Weithiwr Cymdeithasol Cymwys ymuno â’r Tîm Parhad a Llwybrau yng Ngwasanaeth Plant, Teuluoedd a Diogelu Conwy gan weithio ochr yn ochr â phlant a phobl ifanc ar eu pen eu hunain sy’n ceisio lloches.
Mae’r tîm yn gyfrifol am gyflwyno gwasanaethau i Blant sy’n Derbyn Gofal ac sy'n Gadael Gofal. Mae amrywiaeth o wasanaethau cefnogi gan gynnwys Seicolegydd Mewnol a Gwasanaeth Therapiwtig ac Ymyrraeth Teulu i gefnogi unrhyw weithiwr cymdeithasol i ddarparu ymyrraeth tymor byr i dymor canolig yn unol â'r angen a aseswyd. Mae gan y tîm gysylltiadau cryf gyda Gwasanaethau Iechyd Meddwl Plant a Phobl Ifanc hefyd.
Mae angen gweithwyr cymdeithasol ymroddedig ar y Tîm Parhad a Llwybrau, sy’n awyddus ac yn gallu gwneud gwahaniaeth. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn gweithio gyda phlant a’r rhai sy’n darparu cefnogaeth gan ddefnyddio ymagwedd sy’n seiliedig ar ganlyniadau a fydd yn cael ei chyd-gynhyrchu gyda llais y plentyn wrth wraidd unrhyw gynllunio.
Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn chwarae rôl allweddol mewn gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr i fywyd Plant sy’n Derbyn Gofal a rhai sy’n Gadael Gofal. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn gweithio gyda phobl ifanc o pan gânt eu geni tan eu pen-blwydd yn 18 oed. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn gweithio ar draws y wlad gyda Phlant ar eu Pennau eu Hunain sy’n Ceisio Lloches. Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r bobl ifanc rhwng 14 a 18 oed.
Mae’r tîm yn gweithio yng Nghoed Pella, Bae Colwyn, ond o ystyried lleoliad llawer o’r bobl ifanc a gaiff eu lleoli o gwmpas y wlad, bydd angen i ni ddefnyddio dull gweithio hybrid, lle byddai teithio ac aros dros nos yn ffactor bosibl mewn rôl o gefnogi pob person ifanc unigol.
Mae’n hanfodol fod deiliad y swydd yn gallu teithio ar hyd a lled y Sir a thu hwnt, a hynny’n aml i ac o leoliadau anghysbell ar fyr rybudd.
Bydd angen i’r Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol allu cefnogi plant a phobl ifanc trwy wasanaethau cyfieithu pan mai nid Cymraeg / Saesneg yw eu hiaith a ffefrir.
Bydd gofyn i’r Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol ddilyn hyfforddiant am Merton Age Assessment i gefnogi angen presennol pobl ifanc wrth gael eu rhoi yng ngofal yr Awdurdod Lleol pan fo anghydfod am eu hoedran. Mae angen i’r Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol allu datblygu perthnasoedd gwaith da gyda darparwyr gofal a staff asiantaeth ychwanegol fel y Swyddfa Gartref yn unol â chefnogi’r bobl ifanc sy’n ceisio caniatâd i aros lle bo’n bosibl.
O ganlyniad i natur y gwaith, bydd angen cael datgeliad boddhaol gan y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd (GDG).
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.