View Vacancy -- Social Worker - Rhondda Community Mental Health Team

RHONDDA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM

We are seeking to recruit a creative, enthusiastic social worker with a sound value base, to work with people who have complex mental health needs. The post is within the Locality Mental Health Team in the Rhondda Valley.

You will be organised and able to prioritise competing job demands. You will also have a strong belief in empowering adults towards independence using the Recovery Model and be proactive in challenging discrimination.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team based in Pentre Municipal Office and you will have good communication skills and the ability to form effective working relationships with a range of partners. You will be expected to be conversant with relevant legislation and concepts of best practice. Knowledge of the principals underpinning the Care and Treatment Planning approach is desirable. You should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the issues facing people who experience mental ill health and their carers.

There is regular professional supervision and you will also have the opportunity to become involved in peer supervision. An ongoing programme of training for all staff provides a diverse range of learning opportunities to meet the demands of the work and support individual professional development.

You must be suitably qualified (i.e. Diploma in Social Work or equivalent) and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales. An Approved Mental Health Professional qualification or a willingness to undertake this training is desirable. Additional enhanced payment will be given to candidates with the Approved Mental Health Professionals qualification and undertaking the role within the position.

Best Interest Assessors would be preferable but if not qualified as BIA assessor then you will be expected to undertake training whilst employed by RCT.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Helen Parker, Team Manager on (01443) 424350.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf welcomes applications from all sections of the community.