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Experienced Social Worker - Family Support Team

G10 £39,186 - £42,403 per annum

Are you an experienced Social Worker Looking for a new challenge to help improve people’s lives - if this sounds like you, then look no further! 

Wrexham County Borough Council have an exciting opportunity within our Family Support team for an Experienced Social Worker. 

We are seeking an individual who is committed to the outcomes of children and young people, who is anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive and will advocate for children and young people. You will need to be motivated and have good assessment skills if this sounds like you we would really like to hear from you.

Wrexham is a rewarding place to work, we have various hours available, all offered on permanent contracts. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £39,186 - £42,403 per annum, an attractive local authority pension, training and career development, plus a Recruitment and Retention incentive payment of £5,992.

Why join the Family Support Team as a Children’s Social Worker?

The Family Support Team provides statutory child protection services and family support services to those children and families who have been assessed as requiring services to meet the needs of vulnerable children, in order to promote their emotional, physical and social well-being. The team also provides services to children who are looked after, following procedures to initiate care proceedings in the family courts and those who are going through private law proceedings. 

We regularly hold team lunches and celebrate events, from birthdays and anniversaries to maternity leave and staff promotions. We have regular team meetings supervision and the very important informal discussions. These allow staff to decompress and emotionally support each other by talking about any difficult cases they encounter. 

We recognise that good quality health, safety and wellbeing is integral to a healthy work-life balance, and we are proud to have created a positive environment where Social Workers can achieve meaningful and impactful outcomes.

Additional benefits you will receive as a Children’s Social Worker:

·         Up to 32 days annual leave per annum

·         Access to a relocation package of up to £5,000,

·         Flexible working options and our commitment to supporting health and wellbeing

·         Detailed induction programme

·         Employee Assistance Programme

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base.

This Experienced Social Worker post in the Family Support Team attracts a recruitment incentive payment of £2,996 as a welcome to the Council. 

In certain conditions an additional retention incentive payment of £2,996 may also applicable on the anniversary of your appointment if you remain in service in an eligible role/ team. 

This payment will be pro rata for part time employees and is subject to normal employee deductions e.g. pension, NI and Tax and other terms and conditions apply.   Please see the Recruitment & Retention Payment Guidance note for more details 

Please view our employee benefits available to you whilst working in the Council if you are successful in your application (Working for us | Wrexham County Borough Council). 

An Enhanced DBS check & Social Care Wales registration is required for this position.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.