Senior Social Work Practitioner - Swansea, United Kingdom - Swansea Council

Swansea Council

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Swansea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

£43,421 - £45,441 per year. The Looked After Children's Team in Swansea currently has a Senior Social Work vacancy. We are currently reviewing our structure within the team, recognising that progression in the Looked After Children's team is important for our social workers. This also supports our vision of retaining staff and valuing their experience.

Post title:
Senior Social Work Practitioner

Post number:
SS.63757-V4

Salary:
£43,421 - £45,441 per year

Directorate/department:
Social Services

Closing date: 11.59pm, 09 February 2024

Further information:

We work with children and young people form 0-16 years who have experienced trauma we are passionate and committed to creating safe secure and long-lasting connections with children and young people.

We pride ourselves as a team in ensuring that we support our children and young people to understand their life journey and support them having safe family time with those who are important to them.

We work closely with our in-house Foster Wales Swansea Team, Family and Friends Team, independent fostering agencies and Residential providers to ensure our children and young people receive the best care and are given opportunity to develop their skills before they become adults.

As a Senior Social Worker within the Looked After Children's Team you would be responsible for a caseload of children in addition to this your role will include:

Providing supervision to support officers in the team
Providing direction and support to support officers and social workers.
Co working complex cases with newly qualified staff
Chairing meetings such as Strategy meetings, family network meetings, Placement stability meetings.
Supporting families and professionals to develop safety plans
Undertaking and leading on child protection investigations
Supporting the team manager and practice leads in development of the team
Facilitating/ assessing student social workers placements.

If you are an experienced social worker who is passionate about working with children and young people, then this is your opportunity to progress in your career in a supportive and passionate team.

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