Overview
Conwy County Borough Council is looking for skilled, motivated professionals, experienced workers or those newly qualified within social work who can create positive changes in the families and communities they serve. If you excel in a child-focused and imaginative setting, this might be the right opportunity for you.
Salary
Salaries that fit with experience
* We are seeking experienced social workers, with a minimum of 3 years post-qualifying experience. You will meet the Level 3 requirements of the job description.
* You will be paid between £40,777 and £44,075 depending on your experience.
* You will receive a welcome payment of £3,300 with 50% paid in the first monthly pay and the remaining 50% paid on the month following successful completion of your probation period (terms and conditions apply).
Responsibilities
The team is responsible for delivering services to children in need of care and support, children in need of protection, Looked After Children and children who are subject to Public & Private Law Proceedings. The team does some Private Law; however, cases transfer to our specialist legal team at the point of Public Law Outline.
A key aim is to reduce the number of children who become looked after unless absolutely necessary. To achieve this we have a dedicated section of social workers, supported by the award-winning Supporting Families Team as well as embedded family intervention workers and in-house psychologists, ASD Occupational Therapists and therapeutic workers. As a Social Worker, you may draw on the support of one or two in-house residential units with outreach workers who can support children either at home or in placement.
Career development is important to Conwy. There is a clear progression path for both newly qualified and more experienced workers, e.g. CPEL/Porth Agored and Joint Investigation Training with the Police. Support will be available through regular formal supervision, informal supervision and Career Development opportunities through CPEL for permanent posts.
Conwy is committed to collaborative working with families and will encourage Direct Work, not paperwork, as much as possible.
Qualifications and Requirements
To be eligible to apply you must hold a recognised Social Work qualification - BA/MA, CQSW or DipSW. Ideally applicants will have post-qualifying experience working with children and families. It would be advantageous if applicants have experience of working in court for a role with the Safeguarding and Legal Team.
It is essential that the post holder has the ability to travel throughout the County on a regular basis, often to and from remote locations at short notice.
Please note that we are not currently a Sponsoring Organisation.
Contact and Language
Manager details for informal discussion: Mark Devereux, Section Manager (01492 575259 / Mark.devereux@conwy.gov.uk)
Welsh Language Skills: The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
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