An exciting opportunity for a Principal Social Worker to join our Child Health & Disability Team has become available in Cardiff.
You will need:
* A degree or masters in Social Work
* Experience of working within a Child Health & Disability Team
* Experience of providing supervision to students and staff
Main duties:
* Working alongside a multi-agency team of professionals, in partnership with families.
* To take a lead in the team using the Signs of Safety approach to social work practice
* To encourage and support the team in adopting the Signs of Safety approach
* Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality services.
* Engagement with MASH in relation to referrals, supervising Wellbeing Assessments and Section 47 investigation.
* Working in a multiagency capacity to support families
* Attend alongside the social worker at Child Protection Case Conferences
* Provide a consultation role on practice issues for staff and, where appropriate, managers
* Provide specialist advice and support across the team.
* Provide supervision, mentoring and coaching to staff within Children’s Services as required and support other staff with students on placement to ensure good quality placements and development of the workforce
* Take responsibility for delegated decision making appropriate to the role.
Why Liquid Personnel?
* New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
* Specialist consultant with local knowledge having been born in and lived in Vale of Glamorgan for over 30 years
* Twice weekly payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
* Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
* Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
* Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
* Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
If you would like further information about the role ahead of submitting an application please contact Lisa Lewis on 02920 536400
GH – 24954
BH – 183816