Social Worker - Family Support Team

About Us

Make a Fresh Start This New Year – Join Our Social Work Team! The festive season is all about care and connection, and that’s what we do every day. If you’re ready for a new challenge in the new year, come and help us make a real difference in people’s lives. We’re looking for a compassionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our Family Support Team.

In this role, you’ll use your skills and expertise to deliver outstanding practice that truly makes a difference. You’ll work purposefully with families, helping them navigate challenges and manage risk with confidence, while supporting longer‑term plans for positive change. You’ll be involved in every aspect of the work—from planning and reviews for children receiving care and support, to those on child protection plans or in care proceedings.

At the heart of this role is helping families identify what matters most to them and supporting them to achieve their goals.

• ‘Lets you be yourself’
• Has ‘approachable managers at all levels’
• ‘Cares about people’

• Understand what good practice looks like when supporting families
• Have experience in achieving excellent outcomes with children, young people, and their families
• Confidently manage risk and build strong relationships across multi‑agency partners
• Demonstrate a commitment to relationship‑based practice

Pay Details:
Grade 8, SCP 26 – 30 £ 37,280 - £40,777 + £5,000 enhancement / Grade 9, SCP 31 – 35 £ 41,771 - £46,142 + £5,000 enhancement. Salary on appointment will depend upon qualification and experience as determined by the appointing officer. There is no automatic progression from Grade 8 to Grade
9. Hours of work: 37 hours. Main place of work:
Docks Office, Barry. DBS Check

Required:

Enhanced.

• Provide a social work service to children, young people, and their families/carers, in line with the relevant legislation, guidance, regulations and national standards.
• Work as part of a team, undertaking all activities involved in offering longer‑term support to children and families.
• Work with partner agencies to maintain and develop relationships that ensure effective and timely support to children, young people and their families/carers.

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
• Experience of statutory social work with children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge of the principles of the Childrens Act 1989 and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.
• Experience of using the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• Ability to negotiate effectively.
• Commitment to partnership working.

• Free and accessible parking
• Regular supervision with a strong and committed extended management team
• Our own bespoke ‘Building on Strengths’ approach that allows workers the freedom to use their expertise to deliver practice in the most helpful way
• Hybrid working options
• Opportunity to request flexible working arrangements
• Excellent opportunities for personal and career development
  
  Health and Wellbeing Support including 24hr Help line
• Childcare Support Scheme

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

To apply please register your interest here:  We will then contact you for an informal chat to see if we might be a good match. If after a chat we all want to proceed we will ask you to fill in a short form detailing your work history and references and then arrange an interview.

Alternatively for further information, please contact:
Amanda Penny/Emma‑Jane Reynolds, Team Manager