Principal Social Worker (Grade 13)

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location :Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £29.99

Safeguarding Lead Coordinator

Principal Social worker grade

Full time post

Key Objectives

To lead and manage Safeguarding processes in order to protect and promote the wellbeing of adults at risk, children, carers, family members and vulnerable people by delivering high-quality Safeguarding practice and driving continuous improvement.

To work in collaboration to deliver sustained improvements in performance, quality and consistency of practice across the team, thereby achieving the best outcomes possible for adults at risk, carers, families and vulnerable people.

To develop innovative ways of working to ensure positive outcomes for adults at risk, carers, families and vulnerable people.

To represent and promote Adult Safeguarding and Adult Services in relevant multi agency meetings.

To ensure the transfer of knowledge and sharing of best practice across the Team, Adult Services and partner agencies.

To ensure effective partnership working and engagement to achieve and deliver these objectives.

To lead and manage the formulation, design and implementation of expert evidence-based interventions through co-production of Adult Care and Support Protection plans in Adult Safeguarding strategy meetings and case conferences.

To engage in the strategic development of the Team and Service.

To provide professional leadership, direction and guidance in relation to Safeguarding practice to Social Care managers and staff and also to partner agency managers and staff.

To be appraised of developments in Safeguarding practice and in order to assist in the training of undergraduate and post qualification social workers and other professionals from partner agencies.