Senior Social Work Practitioner (Children’s Services) (Grade 9)

Job Description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: High Street, Blaina, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 3BN, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £22.65 per hour

Job Summary:

There is currently an opportunity within Blaenau Gwent for a passionate, committed and driven practitioner to progress their career to the position of Senior Social Work Practitioner.

The opportunity is within the North Locality Team whose primary focus is supporting children/families 0 to 14 at the point where on-going work is determined as the outcome. This involves support being provided on a Care and Support Plan, Child Protection Registration, Children Looked After, Court cases and also private law cases.

A senior practitioner in the team is responsible for providing a high quality service in relation to all aspects of the referral, decision making, assessment and case management process.

This will include chairing complex meetings when required, the supervision of staff, holding more complex cases within the team. Deputising in the absence of the team manager taking on the responsibility of the day to day team management i.e. being on hand for advice/guidance, quality assuring work, attending meetings/court hearings to support the social worker. A senior practitioner is expected to support in ensuring performance and data information is properly collated/ recorded on the WCCIS system and appropriate feedback provided to workers if they are not meeting the required standards.

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It’s no secret that, with its roots in heavy industry and, as the birth place of the NHS, Blaenau-Gwent and its people have a proud community heritage.

Nothing stays the same of course.

Heavy industry in the area has gone and the county can now be proud of the beautiful green spaces which form the backdrop to the short commute from one side of the borough to the other. Similarly, the meaning of ‘community’ has shifted and adapted to reflect the changing demographic of the population.

But, at its core, Blaenau-Gwent Council remains committed to its vision to be ‘a better place to live and work.’ Collectively, we recognise that we have a commitment to ensuring the wellbeing of future generations; we want our children and their families to have opportunities to enjoy an exciting and aspirational future.

We are therefore seeking a creative and motivated senior social work practitioner to join our Children’s Social Services’ department.

We welcome applications from experienced senior practitioners and qualified social workers who feel ready to take the next steps in their careers.

Our staff benefit from the opportunity to attend weekly, bite-sized training sessions with internal and external facilitators. The range of topics is varied. Our workforce development team also co-ordinates a varied package of more intensive training, developed following regular consultation with staff. We run quarterly News and Networking workshops, bringing the division together as a whole to aid networking, shared understanding and service development.