Support for Families Social Worker (Grade 8)

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.76

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Support 4 Families Team who focus on early help and prevention.
The Support 4 Families Team are essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent the need for statutory social work intervention.

You will carry out assessments, care planning, person centre planning and with a focus on your care management skills working actively with all partners to identify and meet individuals care support needs. You will be delivering direct interventions with families and using initiative and flexibility to be creative with work. Our supportive teams will actively encourage you to develop your professional skills with access to regular support, supervision and training.
You will need to be a registered Social Worker, have excellent skills in assessment and the ability to write concise records and reports. Being a good team player with excellent communication and organisation skills is vital for this role.

Education & Training
A good general education.

Degree in Social Work.

Experience / Knowledge
Experience of managing a caseload of ranging complexity and problems, and competing demands.

Skills and Abilities
Ability to give clear written and verbal accounts of casework issues.

Ability to write clear, concise records and reports.

Skills in assessment and analysis of risk.

Ability to communicate effectively and creatively with children/vulnerable adults in a non-judgemental manner.

Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to effectively organise work within a framework where time and service delivery targets are set.

Advocacy skills.

An ability to work with staff and managers at all levels and in a variety of disciplines/agencies.

Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.