Principal Social Worker - Cardiff

Reference:
Social Worker
Grade:
Social Care
Salary:
£40 Per Hour
Town/City:
Cardiff
Contract Type:
Contract

 Principal Social Worker - Cardiff - £40ph

mbi Medical are pleased to be working with the Council Cardiff in sourcing a Qualified Senior Social Worker to join their team.

The Role

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Social Worker to join our Child Health & Disability Team has become available in Cardiff.

You will need:

A Degree or Masters in Social Work

Experience of working within a Child Health & Disability Team

Experience of providing supervision to students and staff

Working alongside a multi-agency team of professionals, in partnership with families.

To take a lead in the team using the Signs of Safety approach to social work practice

To encourage and support the team in adopting the Signs of Safety approach

Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality services.

Engagement with MASH in relation to referrals, supervising Wellbeing Assessments and Section 47 investigation.

Working in a multiagency capacity to support families.

Attend alongside the social worker at Child Protection Case Conferences.

Provide a consultation role on practice issues for staff and, where appropriate, managers

Provide specialist advice and support across the team.

Provide supervision, mentoring and coaching to staff within Children’s Services as required and support other staff with students on placement to ensure good quality placements and development of the workforce.

Take responsibility for delegated decision making appropriate to the role.