Social Worker

We are recruiting a Social Worker at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Graddfa House

Team: Community Resource Team

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization.

We pay an attractive salary of £39,152 - £41,771 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

We’re looking for a dynamic Social Worker to join our fast‑paced Hospital Discharge Service within the CRT. Working primarily from Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan (YAB) in Ebbw Vale, you’ll play a key role in ensuring safe, timely, person‑centred discharges and building strong connections with community support services.

You’ll work closely with nurses, therapists, and wider health and social care teams to create smooth pathways home for residents. While YAB will be your main base, flexibility to support other sites (e.g., NHH, PCH) may be required. You’ll be backed by an experienced, supportive team across Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Calm under pressure
• A strong communicator
• Solution‑focused and adaptable
• Passionate about positive outcomes for residents

This new role offers opportunities to grow, innovate, and contribute to service improvement alongside skilled, multidisciplinary colleagues.

If this sounds like you and you meet the essential criteria, we’d love to receive your application

Applications 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 webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk 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.