Social Worker (Grade 8) - Social Care Qualified
| Posting date: | 03 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £12.21p/h |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2025 |
| Location: | Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Sunrise Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | OR7854 |
Summary
Principal Job Purpose
Responsible to: Team Manager
Responsible for: To provide and develop an enhanced level of social work skills within standards or practice. To comply with all relevant legislation, guidance, national and Departmental polices.
Principal Accountabilities
To provide social work assessment and care management in line with the policy and procedure of the Authority.
To effectively manage a caseload.
To assist and empower service users to develop their potential for independence and enable them to exercise choices wherever possible.
To ensure the implementation of agreed plans, monitor progress and coordinate the process of reviews that involve service users, carers and associated professional and partner agencies.
To provide full information and advice on the availability of services, the appropriateness of service provision and statutory responsibility of the Department.
To write clear and concise reports for a variety of audiences, including court and safeguarding.
To act as an advocate in pursuit of the service users� best interests, including educator to professional colleagues and the community at large, the needs and rights of the service user.
As required, to provide or access information or refer appropriately to alternative agencies in matters which require specialist or specific advice, e.g. Welfare rights, legal rights.
To represent Social Services perspective in multi-disciplinary settings etc.
To undertake supervision, personal/professional development and training as required, and in accordance with relevant National/ Local and Departmental policies.
To comply with all relevant County Borough Policies.
To undertake any additional duties appropriate to the role of Social Worker, as required by management.
To comply with the relevant sections of the Authority�s policy statement on Health, Safety and Welfare at Work.
To adhere to the principles of the Corporate Equality Policy and ensure commitment to anti discriminatory practice.