Senior Practitioner - Care Experienced Children's Team

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37 hours per week

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for an employer who places major importance on high quality supervision, wellbeing, and career development?

Bridgend County Borough Council offer great opportunities to further your social work career. We want Social Workers to join us to assess and support the children and families across the county borough.

We have recently completed a restructure to provide an even wider range of pathways for children who are care experienced. As a result of the restructure, four smaller case management teams have been created and will be underpinned by a strengths-based approach within a collaborative and supportive environment.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Social Worker who will be based within our Care Experienced Children's team. The team was developed within recent years to ensure our Care Experienced Children receive the service and outcomes they deserve. The structure includes one team manager, two deputy team managers and two senior practitioners.

In 2023 Children's Social Care launched the 'Signs of Safety' social work model which underpins all of our practice in Bridgend County Borough Children's Services. All new staff will be provided with a suite of training that will support them to develop their practice in line with the principles of the model.

We would love to hear from experienced Social Workers who have 3 years' experience or more of service. If successful you will receive a robust induction, regular supervision, additional support and mentoring where required. As well as this, you will be able to further your career with both developmental and promotional opportunities.

We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all children, young people and families is through the provision of accessible, universal services.

Working in a rewarding and educational environment where staff feel valued is what you can expect with Bridgend County Borough Council as your employer.

For further information please contact team manager Rhian Bowen on (01656) 815211.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office

Closing Date: 29 May 2024

Shortlisting Date: 05 June 2024

Interview Date: 18 June 2024

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