Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team
Job reference: CHCS00030W3MTE
Location: Rhyl / Hybrid
Salary: Grade 8 - Grade 9 (£35,235 - £41,511). Salary on appointment will be in accordance with the successful candidate's qualifications and experience
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
Please be advised that we are not able to issue certificates of sponsorship.
We are committed to ensuring that vulnerable children and young people are effectively supported to reach their full potential. We are looking for a Social Worker to work with Children with additional needs and their families. As a team we are committed to promoting the child’s independence, social inclusion and well-being. We work in partnership with the carers and other agencies to achieve this.
The successful applicant will have a recognised Social Work qualification i.e. CQSW, CSS or Degree / DipSW, be registered with Social Care Wales as a social worker.
In return we offer; Flexible working to enable a productive work life balance, regular reflective supervision and management support and excellent training opportunities with an established CPD programme.
We know that hard work should be rewarded and that is why we provide our staff with great packages. You will be entitled to a number of benefits, including; a Local Government Pension Scheme, Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and employee benefits programme. Remote & Home working is encouraged with excellent ICT support in place.
Our challenging journey is shaping the future of Children’s social care services, aspiring to be the best. Come and join us to take up the challenge and play a key role within a highly supportive environment, to improve services to children and young people in Denbighshire.
The appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check, satisfactory references and registration with Social Care Wales.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Louise Gillen, Team Manager on 01824 712241.
What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?
We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Reimbursement of the SCW registration fee
• The opportunity to work from home or the office
• Free parking at the office
• A full induction, reflective supervision along with management support
• Excellent training and development opportunities and an established CPD programme.
How to Apply?
To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:
Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.
Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .