We are recruiting a Social Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council. Working hours: 37 Contract Type: 4 x Full Time, Permanent Location: Various locations in the Borough Team: Childrens Services This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization. We pay an attractive salary of £39,152 - £41,771 with an additional £3,551 annual market supplement, and offer access to training and development opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to join Caerphilly Childrens Services. We are looking for Social Workers to join the Locality Teams. The teams are responsible for undertaking assessments of need, Child Protection Investigations, PLO and Care Proceedings. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing and reviewing the support needs of both the children and their parents and putting into place appropriate interventions. You will have excellent assessment skills and the ability to engage with children and their families effectively, with a focus on wellbeing and safety of the child. You will be skilled in developing and sustaining effective multi-agency working and will closely collaborate with professionals of every discipline. You will be guaranteed different challenges every day. You will be part of a highly supportive team environment and have access to comprehensive training and development opportunities. For the role, we ask that you have: 1. A Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor. 2.Up to date knowledge of current legislation Research and Practice issues in childcare. 3. Experience of working with children and young people their families and carers. 4. 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. After reading the Job Description and Person Specification on our website, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Silver on 07789371545 or email silver@caerphilly.gov.uk / Colette Limbrick on 07394029942 or email limbrc@caerphilly.gov.uk. 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 .