Social Worker - Family Support Team
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,280 to £46,142 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Multiple Locations |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SS01059 |
Summary
Social Worker - Family Support Team
Closing date
24-Mar-2026
Reference Number
SS01059
Location
Multiple Locations
Actual salary
£18.72 - £23.17 per Hour
Contract Type
Permanent
Position Type
Full Time
About us
Do you want to work flexibly and part time, but still want to deliver services for children that are flexible, focused on need and readily available when families need them?
We are now seeking a part time Social Worker with the expertise and skills to deliver great practice in our Family Support Team. You will help families in a purposeful way and manage risk confidently, working with families on a longer term plan. You will be involved in all aspects of work, including planning and review for children receiving care and support as well as those subject of a child protection plan, or until care proceedings conclude. Work in this team is about helping people work out what matters to them and then helping them achieve their goals.
This is an exciting time to join the Vale of Glamorgan Children and Young People Services as we have expanded our workforce to meet demand, and to ensure workloads are manageable so we can deliver meaningful, purposeful services.
Our workers say the Vale:
‘Lets you be yourself’,
Has ‘approachable managers at all levels’ and
‘Cares about people’
Support, warmth and opportunities to develop will be central to our offer to you.
To be successful in this role, you will:
Understand what good practice looks like when supporting families
Have experience in achieving excellent outcomes with children, young people, and their families
Confidently manage risk and build strong relationships across multi-agency partners
Demonstrate a commitment to relationship-based practice
In return, you will be part of an Authority that is:
Resourceful and resilient
Committed to improvement and open to new ideas
Dedicated to maintaining manageable workloads, where you have time to effectively support children and their families.
Benefits include:
Free and accessible parking
Regular supervision with a strong and committed extended management team
Our own bespoke ‘Building on Strengths’ approach that allows workers the freedom to use their expertise to deliver practice in the most helpful way
Hybrid working options
Opportunity to request flexible working arrangements
Excellent opportunities for personal and career development
Health and Wellbeing Support including 24hr Help line
Childcare Support Scheme
About the role
Pay Details: Grade 8, SCP 26 – 30 £37,280 - £40,777 + £5000 enhancement/ Grade 9, SCP 31 – 35 £41,771 - £46,142 + £5000 enhancement
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: 37 hours
Main Place of Work: Docks Office, Barry
DBS Check Required: Enhanced
Description:
To provide a social work service to children, young people and their families / carers, in line with the relevant legislation, guidance, regulations and national standards.
To work as part of a team, to undertake all activities involved in offering longer term support to children and families.
Work with partner agencies in order to maintain and develop relationship that ensure effective and timely support to children, young people and their families / carers.
.
About you
Workers in the Vale of Glamorgan are able to be kind, consistent and focussed in their work with children, young people and families making a real difference to children and families when circumstances are challenging. Managers are readily available and staff wellbeing is a priority.
You will need:
To be a qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
Experience of statutory social work with children, young people and their families.
Knowledge of the principles of the Childrens Act 1989 and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
Experience of using the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
An ability to negotiate effectively.
A commitment to partnership working.
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.
Additional information
Relationships are central to our work, and we have altered our recruitment process to reflect this.
To apply please register your interest here:
https://forms.office.com/e/8LxVcj1cLW
We will then contact you for an informal chat to see if we might be a good match.
If after a chat we all want to proceed we will ask you to fill in a short form detailing your work history and references and then arrange an interview.
Alternatively for further information, please contact:
Amanda Penny/Emma-Jane Reynolds, Team Manager
01446 725202
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.
DBS Check Required: Enhanced Children and Adults
Closing date
24-Mar-2026
Reference Number
SS01059
Location
Multiple Locations
Actual salary
£18.72 - £23.17 per Hour
Contract Type
Permanent
Position Type
Full Time
About us
Do you want to work flexibly and part time, but still want to deliver services for children that are flexible, focused on need and readily available when families need them?
We are now seeking a part time Social Worker with the expertise and skills to deliver great practice in our Family Support Team. You will help families in a purposeful way and manage risk confidently, working with families on a longer term plan. You will be involved in all aspects of work, including planning and review for children receiving care and support as well as those subject of a child protection plan, or until care proceedings conclude. Work in this team is about helping people work out what matters to them and then helping them achieve their goals.
This is an exciting time to join the Vale of Glamorgan Children and Young People Services as we have expanded our workforce to meet demand, and to ensure workloads are manageable so we can deliver meaningful, purposeful services.
Our workers say the Vale:
‘Lets you be yourself’,
Has ‘approachable managers at all levels’ and
‘Cares about people’
Support, warmth and opportunities to develop will be central to our offer to you.
To be successful in this role, you will:
Understand what good practice looks like when supporting families
Have experience in achieving excellent outcomes with children, young people, and their families
Confidently manage risk and build strong relationships across multi-agency partners
Demonstrate a commitment to relationship-based practice
In return, you will be part of an Authority that is:
Resourceful and resilient
Committed to improvement and open to new ideas
Dedicated to maintaining manageable workloads, where you have time to effectively support children and their families.
Benefits include:
Free and accessible parking
Regular supervision with a strong and committed extended management team
Our own bespoke ‘Building on Strengths’ approach that allows workers the freedom to use their expertise to deliver practice in the most helpful way
Hybrid working options
Opportunity to request flexible working arrangements
Excellent opportunities for personal and career development
Health and Wellbeing Support including 24hr Help line
Childcare Support Scheme
About the role
Pay Details: Grade 8, SCP 26 – 30 £37,280 - £40,777 + £5000 enhancement/ Grade 9, SCP 31 – 35 £41,771 - £46,142 + £5000 enhancement
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: 37 hours
Main Place of Work: Docks Office, Barry
DBS Check Required: Enhanced
Description:
To provide a social work service to children, young people and their families / carers, in line with the relevant legislation, guidance, regulations and national standards.
To work as part of a team, to undertake all activities involved in offering longer term support to children and families.
Work with partner agencies in order to maintain and develop relationship that ensure effective and timely support to children, young people and their families / carers.
.
About you
Workers in the Vale of Glamorgan are able to be kind, consistent and focussed in their work with children, young people and families making a real difference to children and families when circumstances are challenging. Managers are readily available and staff wellbeing is a priority.
You will need:
To be a qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
Experience of statutory social work with children, young people and their families.
Knowledge of the principles of the Childrens Act 1989 and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
Experience of using the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
An ability to negotiate effectively.
A commitment to partnership working.
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.
Additional information
Relationships are central to our work, and we have altered our recruitment process to reflect this.
To apply please register your interest here:
https://forms.office.com/e/8LxVcj1cLW
We will then contact you for an informal chat to see if we might be a good match.
If after a chat we all want to proceed we will ask you to fill in a short form detailing your work history and references and then arrange an interview.
Alternatively for further information, please contact:
Amanda Penny/Emma-Jane Reynolds, Team Manager
01446 725202
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.
DBS Check Required: Enhanced Children and Adults
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