View Vacancy -- Social Worker - Enquiry and Assessment Team

Rhondda Cynon Taf is pleased to offer an opportunity for Social Workers within our Children’s Services Department.

All our practitioners have the chance to influence the development of our work and are supported by a strong, experienced management team both at Strategic and Operational levels

We recognise that social work is professionally and personally challenging and demands considerable levels of skill, commitment, and enthusiasm. We offer a dedicated in house Learning and Development Centre which actively supports practitioners at each level to maintain their skills and Continuous Professional Development.

We are committed to achieve the aspirations of the Social Work career pathway in Wales and have for some time established a small number of Consultant Social Worker posts in Children’s Services.

Our Children’s Services Department has benefitted from comprehensive and significant investment in recent years, and we have responded to this by strengthening preventative services which aims to add capacity to the front line.

Early Intervention Services

We expect our practitioners to have a sound understanding of the practice implications of the Children Act and other relevant legislation, be up to date with emerging issues and have experience of or an interest in working within childcare. Committed to anti-oppressive practice, successful candidates will bring strong assessment, communication, and planning skills.

Social Worker - Enquiry and Assessment Teams East & West

As a Social Worker you will manage a defined caseload and work in a challenging yet supportive and rewarding team environment. You will also receive regular informal and formal supervision and there are numerous and appropriate training opportunities available.

Those starting a Social Work career will also be supported to attend our First Year in Practice peer support programme which aims to bridge the gap between qualifying and consolidating practice.

You must hold a recognised Social Work qualification. You should also possess a sound understanding of the practice implication of the Children's Act and other relevant legislation. You will have experience of or an interest in working within childcare. 

You will be required to be registered as a 'Social Worker' with Social Care Wales. 

For further information and an informal discussion please email Suzanne Jones (West Team) at Suzanne.e.jones@rctcbc.gov.uk or Gemma Griffiths (East Team) at Gemma.Griffiths@rctcbc.gov.uk.

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.