Principal Social Work Specialist

1 week ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff County Council Full time
About The Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute to our Emergency Duty Team (EDT) as a Principal Social Worker. The EDT provides an out-of-hours service, responding to statutory emergencies and other social work matters that cannot be safely left until the following working day. Our EDT service is a regional partnership arrangement with the Vale of Glamorgan Council, hosted and managed by Cardiff Council to serve citizens across the two local authority areas, working collaboratively with partner agencies and other emergency services.

About the Job

As an EDT Principal Social Worker, you will have a commitment to safeguarding and upholding the rights of children, young people, and adults, working in a strength-based, preventative way. In a rewarding, diverse, but complex environment, you will deal with a range of cases from child protection to mental health act assessments, and decisions that need to be made in the context of each individual case to achieve optimum outcomes. You will be committed to working in a way that promotes equality and inclusion for all our citizens and work closely with other agencies such as the Police and Health professionals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deal with a range of cases from child protection to mental health act assessments
  • Make sound risk assessments and decisions in a crisis
  • Work closely with other agencies such as the Police and Health professionals
  • Commit to working in a way that promotes equality and inclusion for all our citizens
What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive range of resources and support to continue your professional development. We take the welfare of our staff seriously and strive to deliver positive working arrangements that support our workforce to feel respected and valued. This includes:

  • A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year to a maximum of 30 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 5 days.
  • Hybrid working – supporting you to flexibly deliver your role whether on visits, from an office, or your home.
  • Access to the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund which is part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a reputable, secure, and flexible pension plan for peace of mind.
  • Excellent training and development opportunities provided by a knowledgeable and dedicated social care training team, whether you are newly qualified or an experienced practitioner who is an expert in your field.
  • Support provided through mentorship and a senior management team that recognises achievements and celebrates success.
  • Competitive salary including a Market Supplement, AMHP Allowance, and unsocial hours shift allowances.
Requirements

We are looking for qualified Social Workers with experience of safeguarding in both adults and children. You will have extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and be committed to your ongoing professional development. You will possess excellent assessment and analytical skills and be able to make sound risk assessments and decisions in a crisis. You will have experience of assessment of risk and complex needs of vulnerable adults and children and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies.

You will be able to demonstrate high standards of professional practice including good record keeping, ICT competence, and prompt and effective handover to daytime services and colleagues. You will have good communication skills and be able to work effectively with service users, colleagues, senior management, and other professional bodies as required.

A degree in Social Work or equivalent Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales are essential as well as being an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) for which an additional allowance is paid.

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