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G10 £40,476 - £43,693 per annum

If you’re an experienced, committed, creative and resilient social worker, we have an exciting opportunity within our Looked After Children Team.

We’re looking for a qualified social worker to support our continuous improvement journey towards best practice, as evidenced within our recent positive inspection. 

 We want someone who is committed to achieving change for children and young people. Here in Wrexham we are utilising the latest evidence based and direct work to achieve positive outcomes for children – affording them the opportunity to reach their full potential and be kept safe.

Within the Looked After Children Team we offer protected caseloads. This gives Social Care staff the opportunity to work closely with families and children to effect change. In addition, we offer flexible working and an excellent work-life balance including remote working.

Wrexham is a rewarding place to work where you will received outstanding supervision and support from the management team. In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary of £40,476 - £43,693 per annum, an attractive local authority pension, paid annual leave, training and career development, plus a Recruitment and Retention incentive payment of £5,992.

Why join the Looked After Children Team as a Children’s Social Worker?

The Looked After Children Team consists of a mix of experienced Social Workers, newly qualified social workers and Family Support workers who all contribute to the supportive and nurturing team environment.  Additional support and mentoring is provided by an experienced Team Manager and three experienced ATMs. The new bright and spacious office facility can only be described as excellent and facilitates effective team working, with the atmosphere between all the teams being one of mutual respect and support in the shared vision of improving outcomes for the children in Wrexham, who they support. We are a relatively small department with all staff on one floor in one building which makes it much easier to form professional relationships.

The Looked After Children team support children and young people for whom court ordered permanency has been agreed, this includes long term foster carer and or residential care, placement with parents and permanency through adoption. You will take the lead in ensuring all statutory requirements are undertaken, this will include visits, care planning meetings, LAC reviews, PEP and health assessments referrals. A successful candidate will need good assessment and report writing skills, and to be analytical in determine how best to support the looked after children and young people on their case load.  

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 Experienced Social Worker post in the Looked After Children 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. Thus making up the Recruitment and Retention incentive payment of £5,992.

The payment is pro rata for part time employees. The payment 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. 

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.

We are currently not a licensed sponsor with the Home Office, therefore unfortunately we are not able to sponsor a candidate who will require a visa to take up this role.