Social Worker

We are recruiting Social Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Various locations in the Borough

Team: Childrens Services

We pay an attractive salary of £39,152 - £41,771 with an additional £3,551 annual market supplement, and offer access to training and development opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Caerphilly Children’s Services as a Social Worker in either our Locality Teams or Family and Friends Team, where no two days are the same and your work truly matters.

We’re looking for passionate, skilled Social Workers with strong assessment abilities and the confidence to build positive, respectful and trusting relationships. You’ll have a clear focus on safeguarding, wellbeing and positive outcomes, alongside the ability to work collaboratively with professionals across health, education, the police and other partner agencies. In return, you’ll join a highly supportive and welcoming service, where learning is encouraged and your professional judgement is valued. You’ll have regular support and supervision, and the chance to grow your career within a service that is committed to making a genuine difference.

If you enjoy fast‑paced, varied work and supporting children and families through assessment, safeguarding and statutory intervention, our Locality Teams offer the opportunity to work across a wide range of child protection and court‑related work. If you are passionate about relationship‑based practice and helping children remain safely within their family networks, our Family and Friends Team focuses on kinship and connected carers, permanence planning and supporting stable, nurturing arrangements for children. Whether your strengths lie in frontline safeguarding or in building long‑term family solutions, we have opportunities to match your skills, interests and career goals.

As a social worker, we will provide you with the following:

• Comprehensive induction.
• Training to promote your continued professional development.
• An embedded risk assessment model.
• Evidenced based and timely decision making.
• Regular supervision, annual appraisal and opportunities for reflective practice.
• Supportive and experienced Senior Practitioner colleagues and Team Manager.
• Visible and strong leadership from the Senior Management Team

When applying, please let us know your preferred team (Locality or Family and Friends) within your application form.

We welcome applications from candidates who are currently in the final year of their Social Work degree. We will also consider applications from candidates requesting part time roles.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Diploma/Degree in Social Work or predecessor.
• Up to date knowledge of current legislation Research and Practice issues in childcare.
• Experience of working with children and young people their families and carers.
• 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, and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Silver on 07789371545 or email silver@caerphilly.gov.uk

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.

This post attracts a Market Supplement of £3,551 per annum, in addition to the annual salary, which will be paid in 12 monthly instalments.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.