Social Work Practitioner

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job reference

REQ001949

Date posted

04/12/2025

Apply by

18/12/2025

Salary

£23,877 annually for 18.5 hours per week

Contractual hours

18.5

Basis

Part Time

Job category/type

Social Work

Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Social Work Practitioner (Emergency Duty Team)

Location: Pontypridd Police station

Salary: £47,754 pro rata;

Permanent Part time 18.5 hours

Actual salary £23,877 for 18.5 hours

We are currently looking for an experienced Social Work Practitioner to join our team, to work on a part time basis. You will work as part of a fixed rota, providing an emergency statutory social work response outside working hours to vulnerable children and adults. The post will require you to work weekend days, evening and night shifts, and the service is currently exploring relocation options and a return to more regular office working. However, a flexible approach will be maintained which will often include working from home.

We are looking for applicants with strong communication and interpersonal skills who are able to assess risk and make informed decisions in emergency situations. You will possess the ability to work independently and as part of a busy team, often alongside partner agencies such as Police and Health professionals whilst having a sound knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for both Adults and Children.

It is essential that you possess the relevant Social Work Qualification and are registered with Social Care Wales. The possession of the Approved Mental Health Practitioner Award (AMHP) is highly desirable; however, it is expected the successful applicant will be willing to complete the AMHP training. This post pays a supplement for the AMHP qualification and for working unsocial hours (after 10pm and on weekends).

For further information please contact Carolyn Jenkins, Team Manager on or

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and Police vetting.

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

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.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

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.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.