Principal Social Worker

A Welsh Local Authority is looking for a Principal Social Worker to join the front door team. This will be non-case holding and Remote working with a requirement of one day a month to travel to the office to have a team meeting.

The Principle Social Worker will be required to work as part of a team which will provide IAA County wide in line with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Triaging all contacts into Children's Service and undertaking checks to make a decision about next steps. This could be information or advice or referral to assessment team for a wellbeing assessment or child protection enquiry. As a Principle Social Worker you will be chairing Strategy discussions, providing management oversight and supporting social workers.

What is offered to you as a Principal Social Worker:

• A generous annual leave entitlement
• Fully remote - one day a month required for team meeting at the office
• A reliable pension scheme
• Learning and Development
• Competitive Pay
• Learning and Development
• Lease Car Scheme
• Powys County Council Reward Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Benefits

Your responsibilities as a Principal Social Worker:

• Reviewing all contacts into children services.
• Applying threshold criteria.
• Undertaking lateral checks including speaking to family members and the public
• Appraising historical information
• Assessment and decision making in relation to next steps.
• Ability to chair meetings including strategy meetings.
• Supervision of non-qualified staff

Requirements of you as Principal Social worker:

• Have a relevant professional qualification in Social Work.
• Registration with the Care Council for Wales or equivalent
• This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check
• Post qualifying experience within Children's Services.
• Experience of undertaking assessments of needs and identifying risks.
• Experience and knowledge in the field of Child Protection, LAC, Court Experience of chairing complex meetings

Location: Wales

Salary scale: up to £45,500 d.o.e

What do you get from working with me?

• CV enhancement
• Application form enhancement
• Access to many jobs in the market
• I am a dedicated consultant that will work endlessly to assure the whole process is a smooth running as possible
• Interview preparation assistance
• Expert consultation
• Questions answered
• Offer negotiation

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