Job Description

The essential requirements for this job are located within the job description which can be found under attachments.Job detailsJob details Job reference REQ0009994 Date posted 21/02/2025 Application closing date 06/03/2025 Location Tredomen Salary Grade 10: xc2xa341,511(SCP32) - xc2xa344,711 (SCP35) Package Pension Scheme, Generous Annual leave Entitlement, Employee assistance programme Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Work AttachmentsSenior Practitioner Job descriptionWe are recruiting a Senior Practitioner at Caerphilly County Borough Council.Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: TredomenThis is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Childrens Services Team 16 Plus.We pay an attractive salary of xc2xa341,511- xc2xa344,711 and offer access to training and development opportunities.The successful applicant will play a key role in providing support to young people as they navigate their journey into adulthood, and support and safeguard young people as they transition from care to independence.You will provide an enhanced level of social work skills and expertise within the team in order to develop and maintain standards of practice and to deputise for the Team Manager on specified occasions. You will support the Team Manager and provide a service within current legislation, regulations, guidance, and the Directorates policies and procedures.Your role will include direct supervision of Social Workers, Personal Advisors and to assist the Team Manager in the continued development of high-quality service delivery. You will manage a caseload of young people, regularly reviewing their progress and revising their care plans as needed. You will lead by example and assist the team in reaching its performance targets. Your role will be to ensure effective multidisciplinary working with partner agencies and contribute to the overall development of quality services.Applicants must have Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification. Successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016). In addition, applicants must be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales or equivalent regulators in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.For the role, we ask that you have:

• Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification.
• Successfully completed f the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
• Up to date knowledge of current legislation and statutory regulations, research and practice in relation to the relevant service area.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.To view the and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments listAfter reading the and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Williams on 07971781534 or emailApplications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact for further information.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.Job title Senior Practitioner Job reference REQ0009994 Date posted 21/02/2025 Application closing date 06/03/2025 Location Tredomen Salary Grade 10: xc2xa341,511(SCP32) - xc2xa344,711 (SCP35) Package Pension Scheme, Generous Annual leave Entitlement, Employee assistance programme Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Work Attachments Job descriptionWe are recruiting a Senior Practitioner at Caerphilly County Borough Council.Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: TredomenThis is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Childrens Services Team 16 Plus.We pay an attractive salary of xc2xa341,511- xc2xa344,711 and offer access to training and development opportunities.The successful applicant will play a key role in providing support to young people as they navigate their journey into adulthood, and support and safeguard young people as they transition from care to independence.You will provide an enhanced level of social work skills and expertise within the team in order to develop and maintain standards of practice and to deputise for the Team Manager on specified occasions. You will support the Team Manager and provide a service within current legislation, regulations, guidance, and the Directorates policies and procedures.Your role will include direct supervision of Social Workers, Personal Advisors and to assist the Team Manager in the continued development of high-quality service delivery. You will manage a caseload of young people, regularly reviewing their progress and revising their care plans as needed. You will lead by example and assist the team in reaching its performance targets. Your role will be to ensure effective multidisciplinary working with partner agencies and contribute to the overall development of quality services.Applicants must have Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification. Successful completion of the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016). In addition, applicants must be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales or equivalent regulators in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland.For the role, we ask that you have:

• Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor qualification.
• Successfully completed f the Consolidation of Practice Programme within the first three years of practice (if qualified after 1 April 2016).
• Up to date knowledge of current legislation and statutory regulations, research and practice in relation to the relevant service area.
• A Full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to attend meetings.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.To view the and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments listAfter reading the and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Williams on 07971781534 or emailApplications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact for further information.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.You must possess a Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor and be registered as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (or able to transfer from another recognised body).The current registration requirements state that completion of the Consolidation of Practice qualification within your first 3 years of practice is mandatory (if you qualified after 1st April 2016). Failure to successfully complete this qualification will result in you being unable to renew your Social Work Registration or practice as a Social Worker.

Caerphilly County Borough Council