About The Service
Are you interested in a career in social work?
Becoming a social work assistant offers a great opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and families.
Cardiff Council are recruiting for an exciting new role within our Interventions Hub. We need a social work assistant to help deliver a project that supports teams across children’s services when working with cases where domestic violence is present.
Cardiff Children’s Services offer a range of opportunities for career development, including funded secondments to various degree and post graduate training courses.
Cardiff offers the opportunity to grow and develop through high quality training, regular and effective supervision, and a wide variety of opportunities to pursue career development, for example we have funded Social Work Assistants to go to university to obtain their Social Work qualification.
Cardiff is one of the fastest growing cities in Britain and is the first city in the UK to be declared as a UNICEF Child Friendly City that places the rights of children and young people at the head of our policies and strategies.
Parents have the most significant influence on children and on their future lives. It is our belief that outcomes for children are best when they are supported to grow and achieve within their own families. This belief has driven the ‘Think Family’ approach which looks at the family as a whole and co-ordinates support across the public services, tailored to each family’s needs and strengths.
If you are interested in being part of Cardiff’s journey to becoming one of the most vibrant and successful cities within the UK that puts children first, with the ambition of being a lead force behind practice development in Wales, we would be excited to hear from you.
Come join us and be part of a newly established team who focus on early help and prevention. The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent the need for statutory social work intervention.
Cardiff is frequently found at the top of lists of best cities in the UK to live in so come join us and see what we can offer.
- A generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per year to a maximum of 33 days per year after 5 years, with the option to purchase additional annual leave to a maximum of 10 days.
- Our working culture is flexible, with a flexi scheme allowing you to work to a schedule that suits you.
- 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.
We are seeking to appoint Social Work Assistants to join our growing services in Children’s Services. The successful candidate will join our established and supportive teams who, with the support of the Principal Social Workers (PSW) and Team Managers, will assist with the delivery of services. The successful candidates will be responsible for case allocation of a small caseload where necessary for the particular team.
About the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join a service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The teams work from a strengths-based approach to meet the needs of young people and their families.
Working alongside the domestic abuse social worker, the successful candidate will assist in developing and implementing a Safe and Together informed model in relation to domestic abuse within Children’s Services. This will include providing consultations, joint visits, direct work, supporting with training, as well as with general development of the model in new, creative and exciting ways.
Safe and Together is a strengths-based model which aims to keep children safe and together with the non-offending parent, by partnering with that parent and by encouraging perpetrator behaviour change.
The aim of the role is to enhance practice and safety planning across Children’s Services within the context of domestic abuse.
Come join us and be part of a newly established team who focus on early help and prevention. The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent the need for statutory social work intervention.
What We Are Looking For From You
This is an exciting opportunity to join a service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The teams work from a strengths-based approach to meet the needs of young people and their families.
Working alongside the domestic abuse social worker, the successful candidate will assist in developing and implementing a Safe and Together informed model in relation to domestic abuse within Children’s Services. This will include providing consultations, joint visits, direct work, supporting with training, as well as with general development of the model in new, creative and exciting ways.
Safe and Together is a strengths-based model which aims to keep children safe and together with the non-offending parent, by partnering with that parent and by encouraging perpetrator behaviour change.
The aim of the role is to enhance practice and safety planning across Children’s Services within the context of domestic abuse.
You must hold strong social work values and a commitment to respectful, collaborative, strengths-based approaches with our families and colleagues.
You will bring extensive experience of working with children and young people, experience of working with multi-agency professionals, skills in assessment and planning and have a flexible approach as the service develops.
An understanding of the relevant legislation for children, including an overview of the Social Services and Well Being Act and some knowledge of Signs of Safety, would be beneficial.
You will be competent in risk assessing the needs of individuals, using systems to record information and delivering care plans. You will be responsible for reviewing quality of care and establishing plans that are person centred and enabling. You should be prepared to undertake appropriate training to support you in your role and be able to work within a team.
For an informal discussion about the roles available please email recruitme@cardiff.gov.uk
Additional information
Please refer to job description and person specification when applying for the above posts.
These posts are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.
This post is temporary until 31/03/2025.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post.
If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process please contact Laura.white3@cardiff.gov.uk for a discussion.
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