Job number
SHS00152
Salary range
£41,771.00 - £46,142.00
Contract Type
Permanent
Work hours
37 Hours per Week
We are looking for an experienced social worker to work as part of an established, ambitious and experienced fostering team. You will be passionate about wanting to improve outcomes for children who are looked after and understand the importance of supporting foster carers as part of the system around the child to enable children to thrive and flourish.
Monmouthshire is a beautiful rural authority, only 20 minutes from Newport and Cwmbran, and 40 minutes from Bristol and Cardiff. We invested in providing an excellent service to its foster carers and as a social worker here you will have access to a dedicated clinical psychology and therapy service for foster carers and the children they care for (BASE) and an intensive support service for children with more complex needs (MyST).
If you are motivated, reflective and creative with strong social work values and passionate about fostering, we want to hear from you. You will work as part of a team providing support to a manageable caseload of foster carers as well as undertaking a small number of assessments each year. You will be a strong team player with great communication skills and a commitment to working collaboratively with all stakeholders. You will hold a professional social work qualification and be registered with Social Care Wales. You will have experience of foster care practice, ideally with experience in the assessment and/or supervision of foster carers, however we recognise that social workers with experience in other areas have much to offer.
SALARY - IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Salary would be pro rata if not working full time hours or 52 weeks per year.
i.e. 37 hours per week / 32.5 per week for School Teachers
Temporary End Date (if applicable):
Location: County Hall (Rhadyr - Usk), NP15 1GA, United Kingdom. This may change in the future if the service location needs to relocate. Relocation or disturbance expenses will not be paid if this happens.
Term Time Only – Weeks per Year (if applicable):
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check:
Appointment to this post is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to the following DBS check: Enhanced with Both Children/Adults Barred List Checks
Welsh Language Assessment: Welsh language skills are desirable
Recruitment Contact: Should you require any further information regarding this post, please contact: CHARLOTTE DRURY / [email protected]
