Senior Social Worker

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated recruitment agency, is offering an exciting permanent opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join a reputable organization's Wales personal welfare team. This full-time position will be based in Pontypridd, with regular travel across the Wales region.

Salary: £37,713 per annum

Main Duties:

• Lead and manage the Wales personal welfare team, ensuring a high-quality service for former miners and their dependents.
• Manage casework efficiently, allocating and overseeing cases across the team.
• Conduct assessments and provide various interventions like welfare benefits advice, advocacy, emotional support, etc., to clients with diverse needs.
• Monitor service performance, addressing practice issues, and providing necessary support to the team.
• Act as the safeguarding lead, ensuring adherence to safeguarding policies and appropriate actions.
• Coordinate home visits and deliver interventions, including support with mobility, social isolation, and financial issues.
• Keep updated with relevant legislation and share information within the team and the organization.

Requirements of this job:

• Degree in social work or equivalent qualification with current professional registration.
• Experience in leading/managing a social care team, prioritizing caseloads, and working under pressure.
• Background in community-based social care, especially with older people and/or disability services.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits system and relevant legislation/practice in older people, mental health, and disability sectors.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in IT systems, good organizational skills, and the ability to work independently and in a team.
• Valid driving license and flexibility for travel across a wide geographic area with occasional overnight stays.

Desirable:

• Experience in social work practice teaching or practice teacher status.
• Previous work in the charity sector in a social care environment.
• Understanding of issues facing former mineworkers and mining communities.

Contact:

This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates meeting the requirements will be contacted.

Sanctuary Personnel promotes diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds. We pride ourselves on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) practices and ensure fair and thorough selection processes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity for appropriate support.