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This post is for a Social Worker to join our Fostering team to primarily undertake assessments of prospective Foster Carers as well as Special Guardianship carers. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the recruitment of foster carers as well as enabling children to continue to be cared for within their family. There will also be some case holding responsibilities where you will supervise, and support approved foster carers ensuring they have everything they need to be able to care for and support the children residing with them. We are excited to hear from those candidates who have excellent assessment qualities as well as those with an ability to support carers who have children residing with them or where there are plans for them to. This is a really dynamic and varied position where you will get to utilise all of your skills and experience to support with achieving the best outcomes for our children looked after.

Join a supportive and enthusiastic team looking to grow the fostering service in Merthyr Tydfil.

The suitable applicant must demonstrate that they meet the requirements for Fostering Supervising Social Worker as described in the Job Description and Person Specification.

You will be responsible for supporting and supervising an enthusiastic group of foster carers, with whom you will be expected to build and develop effective partnerships, in addition to assessing and recruiting new foster carers to Foster Wales.

As a supervising social worker in the Foster Wales Merthyr team, you will be able to set a standard of leadership for the service, fully participate with the services priorities, show initiative, take responsibility and be accountable.

For further information please contact Laura Roberts on 01685 725000 or email Laura.Roberts@merthyr.gov.uk

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 05.06.2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.