Hours: 22.2 Hours (3 Days)
Salary: Grade 8 SCP 31-36 = £40,476 - £45,718 per annum pro rata
= 60% - £24,285 - £27,430 per annum
It is an exciting time to join MTCBC expanding’s Special Guardianship Service We have high aspirations for children and young people living with Special Guardians and are committed to promoting permanence by providing services to achieve the best possible outcomes for them and their carers.
The main focus of your role will be completing assessments of potential Special Guardians so you will need good skills in engagement, assessment, and analysis.
You will also be supporting transitions, reviewing and assessing support needs and will be involved in providing support to established Special Guardians and the children in their care across Merthyr Tydfil.
For further information please contact Laura Roberts on 01685 725000.
All new employees are required to complete a 10 hour online Welsh Work Course. You will need to complete parts 1 and 2 of the course and must be able to evidence this prior to starting work with the Authority. For further information on how to complete this course please visit: SHORT ONLINE TASTER COURSES | Learn Welsh
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential
Application forms can be completed online at
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 28.11.2024 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the closing date.
Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council encourages applications from Welsh speakers. Application forms may be submitted in Welsh and any applications completed in Welsh will not be treated any less favourably than those submitted in English.
If you are successfully shortlisted for interview please contact human.resourcesadmin@merthyr.gov.uk to let us know if you would like your interview to be conducted through the medium of Welsh.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.
We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.