Senior Social Worker - Childrens First Contact

1. Do you thrive in a supportive, friendly team environment? If so, we want you to join our team at Flintshire County Council.
2. We are currently seeking a Senior Social Worker to join our Children’s First Contact team.
3. At Flintshire County Council, we pride ourselves on being a supportive and friendly team, providing a positive work environment that encourages professional development and growth.

Job Reference: 0003322

Salary: G07 - £40,221 - £43,421 per annum

Are you an experienced social worker with a passion for helping children?

Do you thrive in a supportive, friendly team environment? If so, we want you to join our team at Flintshire County Council.

We are currently seeking a Senior Social Worker to join our Children’s First Contact team. The successful candidate will hold a degree in social work and CPEL equivalent, with a minimum of 3 years' post-qualification experience.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing supervision to newly qualified social workers, student social workers, and social work assistants. You will perform duties and functions at a more complex level, including assessment and appropriate management of risk, and providing case work supervision to other team members.

At Flintshire County Council, we pride ourselves on being a supportive and friendly team, providing a positive work environment that encourages professional development and growth. You will be joining a team of passionate professionals who are dedicated to helping children in need.

As a Senior Social Worker for Children’s First Contact with Flintshire County Council, you will enjoy competitive salary packages, generous holiday entitlement, and access to ongoing training and development opportunities. You will also have the opportunity to work with a team that is committed to providing the best possible outcomes for the children and families we serve.

So, if you're ready to take your social work career to the next level and want to work in a supportive and friendly team environment, apply now!

Successful candidates must be registered with Social Care Wales and as this post will result in you having substantial contact with children, and/or vulnerable adults they will also be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services check.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Social Worker fulfils their duties, roles and responsibilities in line with those described for Social Workers. However, they perform duties and functions which reflect their ability to undertake social work practice at its more complex level, including assessment and appropriate management of risks, and providing casework supervision to other team members.

Principal Accountabilities:

The Senior Social Worker will:

• Undertake assessment and care management of cases independently within the parameters of the Council, demonstrating an ability to deal with complex cases. This will involve managing complex relationships, high levels of risk to service users, safeguarding vulnerable children or adults and making judgements about the need for compulsory action.
• To undertake strength based assessments of needs of both service users and their carers, and design and implement appropriate care packages that reflect the complex needs of individuals and their carers, and are assessed in a person centred outcome focused way. Identify and assess risks and put in place strategies and protocols to reduce them.
• Following assessment and in liaison with multi-disciplinary teams, organise, implement, monitor and review care plans and/or protection plans in line with case management procedures, using professional assertiveness to justify decisions and uphold professional Social Work practice, values and ethics.
• Advocate with, and on behalf of, individuals, families, carers, groups and communities, or support them to access independent advocacy services.
• Provide professional supervision, mentoring and support to other team members including newly qualified Social Workers, Social Work students and Support staff, and be responsible for the induction and development of new staff members. Ensure all practice meets required standards with regard to safeguarding and care planning practice standards and regulations.