Engagement and Assessment Officer

Job Description

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Temporary Funding agreed until 31st March 2028

Operating in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the Resilient Families Service is committed to ensuring the effective delivery of Team Around the Family initiatives throughout the County Borough.

Within the Resilient Families Service, the Assessment, Brokerage and Review Team is responsible for providing prompt responses to referrals, ensuring the positive engagement of families. The team conducts proportionate, resilience-based assessments and develops tailored support plans utilising a range of available interventions. Additionally, the team oversees the delivery of high-quality support services from a variety of providers.

We are seeking to appoint a Temporary full‑time Engagement and Assessment Officer to join the Assessment, Brokerage and Review Team (WEST). The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking assessments with families across Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) and must have demonstrable experience in conducting assessments with children and families.

• Applicants should hold a Level 3 Children and Young People qualification in Health and Social Care (QCF), or a predecessor NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children and Young People or demonstrate the ability to achieve the QCF within two years of being assigned an assessor.

For further information, please contact Joanne Lewis or Lisa Lewis on (01443) 281435.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non‑binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh‑speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh‑speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.