Principal Social Worker

Cardiff Safeguarding and Children looked after teams are now based in 3 localities across the city at St Mellons in the East, Fairwater in the North and Cardiff Bay in the South enabling staff to be based within the communities that they serve. Within the team's geographical area you will support children and young people through robust assessment, outcome focused planning and effective intervention to support them in achieving positive outcomes within their families and communities. Working within a restorative practice approach, you will work in partnership with families and multi-agency colleagues in intervening to address both the presenting concerns and underlying difficulties.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The teams work from a strengths-based (Signs of Safety) approach to meet the needs of young people and their families.

As the Principal Social Worker you will have the opportunity to develop the practice of others within the team through joint working and supervision whilst also leading by example as case-holder for those children with more complex needs who require the expertise of an experienced and skilled practitioner.

What We Are Looking For From You

You will have an offer of direct access to a senior manager as mentor, if required. You will form a critical key part of the locality management team: shaping its practice and development alongside the other PSWs, Team Managers and your Operational Manager.

Within the team you will take the role of Practice Leader, working with the Team Manager, supporting and encouraging the culture within the services as well as leading, teaching and modelling the Signs of Safety approach. You will work alongside the Team Manager to help in managing the performance and development of Social Workers as well as contributing to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality services to children in need and their families.

The successful candidates must have robust safeguarding experience and experience of working with Children looked after and be confident with court proceedings. As a child protection social worker, you must be flexible and able to work under pressure. Due to the nature of the role candidates must have front line post qualifying experience in child protection services.

A degree in Social Work is essential for this role, as well as excellent skills in assessment and the ability to write concise records and reports.  You will be a good team player, have excellent communication, organisation skills and IT skills.

Byddwch yn cefnogi plant a phobl ifanc trwy gynnal asesiadau cadarn, cynllunio sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddeilliannau ac ymyriadau effeithiol i'w cefnogi wrth gyflawni deilliannau cadarnhaol o fewn eu teuluoedd a'u cymunedau. Gan weithio o fewn dull ymarfer adferol, byddwch yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â theuluoedd a chydweithwyr amlasiantaethol wrth ymyrryd i fynd i'r afael â'r pryderon sy'n codi a’r anawsterau sy’n sail iddynt.

Dyma gyfle cyffrous i ymuno â gwasanaeth sy’n rhoi’r unigolyn wrth wraidd ein gwaith.  Mae’r tîm yn gweithio yn ôl dull sy’n seiliedig ar gryfderau (Arwyddion Diogelwch) er mwyn bodloni anghenion pobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd.

Fel y Prif Weithiwr Cymdeithasol cewch gyfle i ddatblygu arferion eraill o fewn y tîm drwy gydweithio a goruchwylio tra hefyd yn arwain drwy esiampl fel deiliad achos ar gyfer y plant hynny ag anghenion mwy cymhleth sydd angen arbenigedd ymarferydd profiadol a medrus. 

Beth Rydym Ei Eisiau Gennych

Bydd gennych fynediad uniongyrchol i uwch reolwr fel mentor, os oes angen. Byddwch yn rhan allweddol o Dîm Rheoli’r Ardal: gan lunio ei arfer a'i ddatblygiad ochr yn ochr â PWCau eraill, Rheolwyr Tîm a'ch Rheolwr Gweithredol.

O fewn y tîm byddwch yn cymryd rôl Arweinydd Ymarfer, gan weithio gyda'r Rheolwr Tîm, cefnogi ac annog y diwylliant o fewn y gwasanaethau yn ogystal ag arwain, addysgu a modelu'r dull Arwyddion Diogelwch.  Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â'r Rheolwr Tîm i helpu i reoli perfformiad a datblygiad Gweithwyr Cymdeithasol yn ogystal â chyfrannu at ddatblygu a chynnal systemau effeithiol i sicrhau gwasanaethau o safon i blant mewn angen a'u teuluoedd.

Rhaid i'r ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus fod â phrofiad diogelu cadarn a phrofiad o weithio gyda Phlant sy'n Derbyn Gofal a bod yn hyderus gydag achosion llys. Fel gweithiwr cymdeithasol amddiffyn plant, rhaid i chi fod yn hyblyg a gallu gweithio dan bwysau.  Oherwydd natur y rôl, mae'n rhaid bod gan ymgeiswyr brofiad ôl-gymhwyso rheng flaen mewn gwasanaethau amddiffyn plant.

Mae gradd mewn Gwaith Cymdeithasol yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon, ynghyd â sgiliau asesu rhagorol a’r gallu i ysgrifennu cofnodion ac adroddiadau cryno.  Byddwch yn weithiwr tîm da ac yn meddu ar sgiliau cyfathrebu a threfnu rhagorol, yn ogystal â sgiliau TG.