Social Worker / Experienced Social Worker - Enquiry and Assessment Teams

1. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is pleased to offer Social Work positions within our Early Intervention - Enquiry and Assessment Teams.
2. Working at Rhondda Cynon Taf Children’s Services, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits, as well as an extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
3. Access to our dedicated in-house Learning and Development Centre, which actively supports practitioners at each level to maintain their skills and Continuous Professional Development.

Job Reference: REQ000913 

Salary: Grade 11 (£40,221) Entry Level Social Worker and registration with Social Care Wales. Grade 12 (£43,421) Experienced Social Worker ~ minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience and registration with Social Care Wales.

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is pleased to offer Social Work positions within our Early Intervention - Enquiry and Assessment Teams.

We are also welcoming applications from final year students who will qualify later this year.

All staff within our Early Intervention - Enquiry and Assessment Teams are eligible to receive a £2,000 market supplement. This is regardless of length of post qualifying experience and will be reviewed in May 2025. This payment will be paid pro rata on a monthly basis.

About The Teams:

Enquiry And Assessment Teams:

The Enquiry and Assessment Teams provide assessment and signposting to ensure families receive the right level of support at the right time. Where needs are identified requiring the involvement of statutory services, an outcome focused care and support plan is developed. Practitioners work with families up until the Initial Child Protection Conference.

Our Offer To You:

Working at Rhondda Cynon Taf Children’s Services, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits, as well as an extensive range of learning and development opportunities. We also want to do everything we can to ensure that we protect your wellbeing, and you have a positive work/life balance. All our practitioners are supported by a strong, experienced management team both at strategic and operational levels. You will manage a defined caseload while building and maintaining links with partner agencies. We also offer excellent supervision opportunities.

Other Staff Benefits Include:

• The right to request flexible working and we have supportive policies for parents which include enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay. We also work in an agile way, which enables you to work from both home and the office.
• Access to our Occupational Health Unit and CARI, our new digital confidential wellbeing tool.
• 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service. There is also an option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 10 days (pro rata) per year.
• A generous Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to our dedicated in-house Learning and Development Centre, which actively supports practitioners at each level to maintain their skills and Continuous Professional Development.
• We are also developing a programme to support practitioner wellbeing in RCT Children’s Services, with the focus of nurturing supportive resilient teams.

Additional Council wide benefits include our Cycle to Work scheme, discounted LeisureForLife membership and a staff discount Vectis card.