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Are you a committed Social Worker, Childrens Services Worker looking for an opportunity within CAFCASS Cymru
Do you have experience of working with children and / or their families. Are you looking for hybrid / remote working ?
This will be the role for you !
We are proud to be the first tier supplier into CAFCASS Cymru, we will provide you with unique opportunities first and keep you informed of all CAFCASS assignments.
The role
- Carry a case load of private and/or public law cases.
- Provide professional social work advice and assistance to Courts to achieve a timely conclusion to proceedings and secure the best possible outcome for the child based on their individual needs and best interests.
- Provide high quality evidence (orally and in writing) to the Court.
- Ensure that the child's welfare is paramount throughout proceedings, including ensuring the child is safeguarded in line with organisational requirements and the All Wales Child Protection Procedures.
- Ensure the child's wishes and feelings are appropriately taken into account and reported upon in a timely and high quality fashion throughout the assessment of the child's needs as part of family proceedings.
- Advise and assist parents and other relevant parties to proceedings in dispute in the child's best interest in order to minimise the need for court intervention.
- Comply with organisational policies, procedures, statutory requirements and court rules in the delivery of services to children and families involved in family proceedings.
- Use ICT effectively for case planning and recording and to support service delivery.
The Candidate
- Qualified Social Worker
- Ability to assess the needs, safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children involved in Family Proceedings, and provide advice and reports to family courts to achieve the best possible outcomes for these children;
- Agency workers must be Social Care Wales registered, or equivalent;
- All workers are expected to behave in a manner which respects the dignity of colleagues, business partners and contacts, customers and members of the public at all times.
- The ability to communicate through the medium of both English and Welsh is desirable
Benefits
- Dedicated consultant - one point of contact
- Accredited training / keep up to date - manual handling, health and safety at work, conflict management, safeguarding vulnerable adults/children
- Weekly payroll
- Competitive pay rates
- Full time and part time shifts available
- Working with a top local authority
- Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with posts within your locality
- Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)
Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Ian Davies on for a confidential discussion.
Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are in a permanent position, an existing Temporary role or you are moving back to the job market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.I have over 20 years experience in recruiting. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!
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