Job Description
PRINCIPAL SOCIAL WORKER – Cardiff Council, hybrid work in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Open to applicants with the latest education/graduate GCSE. Leadership role in this field. This vacancy is in the Leadership domain and is open to job seekers as published.
Responsibilities
About The Service
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Emergency Duty Team (EDT) as a Principal Social Worker. The Emergency Duty Team provides an out-of-hours service, responding to statutory emergencies and other social work matters that cannot be safely left until the following working day. Our EDT service is a regional partnership arrangement with the Vale of Glamorgan Council, hosted and managed by Cardiff Council to all citizens across the two local authority areas, working collaboratively with partner agencies and other emergency services. We are looking for committed individuals to join our team at an exciting time of service development.
About the Job
As an EDT Principal Social Worker you will have a commitment to safeguarding and upholding the rights of children, young people and adults, and to working in a strength-based, preventative way. In a rewarding, diverse but complex environment, you will deal with a range of cases from child protection to mental health act assessments, and decisions that need to be made in the context of each individual case to achieve optimum outcomes. You will be committed to working in a way that promotes equality and inclusion for all our citizens and work closely with other agencies such as the Police and Health professionals. The contractual hours will be 18.5 hours per week, working as part of a rolling rota which attract additional allowances for unsocial hours. You will have regular formal and informal supervision from the EDT Service Lead. This role currently attracts a market supplement of £3,000 (pro rata), reviewed annually, and unsocial hours shift allowances. An AMHP allowance of £2,800 (pro rata) will also be paid to suitably qualified candidates. As a Cardiff Social Worker, you will have access to a comprehensive range of resources and support to continue your professional development. We take the welfare of our staff seriously and strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our workforce to feel respected and valued, including:
* A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year to a maximum of 33 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave up to 10 days.
* Hybrid working - flexibly delivering your role whether on visits, in an office or from home.
* Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund as part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Excellent training and development opportunities provided by a dedicated social care training team, whether you are newly qualified or an experienced practitioner.
* Mentorship and a senior management team that recognises achievements and celebrates success.
* Competitive salary including a Market Supplement, AMHP Allowance and unsocial hours shift allowances.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for qualified Social Workers with experience of safeguarding in adults and children. You will have extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and be committed to ongoing professional development. You will possess excellent assessment and analytical skills and be able to make sound risk assessments and decisions in a crisis. You will have experience of assessing risk and complex needs of vulnerable adults and children and be able to work autonomously and collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies. You will demonstrate high standards of professional practice including good record keeping, ICT competence and prompt and effective handover to daytime services and colleagues. You will have good communication skills and be able to work effectively with service users, colleagues, senior management, and other professional bodies as required. A degree in Social Work or equivalent Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales are essential, as well as being an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) for which an additional allowance is paid.
Additional Information
For an informal discussion following review of the job description and person specification, please contact either Beth Evans, EDT Service Lead on 07973 730393 / Beth.Evans@cardiff.gov.uk or Gemma Lewis, EDT Service Lead on 07583 113963 / gelewis@cardiff.gov.uk. Refer to the Job description and person specification and tell us how you meet the criteria when completing your application. Note we do not accept a CV as an application for the post. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check and requires registration with Social Care Wales. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. The post is part-time (18.5 hours per week) and applicants are welcome in English and Welsh. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favorably than English. Interviews will normally be held on Teams; if you prefer a face-to-face interview, please indicate so. The Council does not accept CVs. When completing the supporting information, please refer to the following:
* Application Guidance
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Job Reference: PEO03958 | Keywords: Cardiff jobs | Closed Date: 2025-11-02
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