Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001801

Date posted

19/09/2025

Apply by

02/10/2025

Salary

42,839 (Grade 11) 46,142 (Grade 12)

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Social Work

Social Worker / Experienced Social Worker - MAGU

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

Grade 11 - Entry Social Worker

grade

and registration with Social Care

Wales

Grade 12 - Experienced Social Worker grade ~ minimum of 3 years

post

qualifying experience and registration with Social Care Wales

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is pleased to offer a Social Worker/

Experienced Social Worker position within MAGU.

The Magu Project delivers an integrated care pathway for pregnant women and their families across early intervention and edge of care services, that focuses on building skills and resilience and reducing risk. A single agreed early intervention approach will deliver the opportunity to prevent children entering care at birth as well as provide consistency and continuity for families whose care requires step to statutory intervention.



The Magu Project has been developed in line with the Welsh Government Strategy of Keeping Families Together and reducing the number of Looked After Children in Wales. The term "Magu" translates from Welsh as "to bring up, rear, nurture, raise, gain" and it promotes the ongoing long term nature of the support required to deliver better outcomes for children and their families.



The Magu Team works with families from 12 weeks of pregnancy through to when the child turns one, to provide bespoke support and skill building to ensure children can remain in their care. MAGU will continue to support the family even if the outcome of assessments and work is that their child can no longer remain in their care.



This role provides the leadership, management and co-ordination of the MAGU Team.



All our practitioners have the chance to influence the development of our work and are supported by a strong, experienced management team both at strategic and operational levels.



We recognise that social work is professionally and personally challenging and demands considerable levels of skill, commitment, and enthusiasm. We offer a dedicated in-house Learning and Development Centre which actively supports practitioners at each level to maintain their skills and Continuous Professional Development.



Our Social Care Departments have benefitted from comprehensive and significant investment in recent years, and we have responded to this by strengthening preventative services which aims to add capacity to the front line.



You will benefit from an improved career pathway for Social Work professionals, and an employee reward package, which includes flexible working, Leisure for Life membership discount, and access to the Cycle to Work and the Let's Connect technology purchase schemes.



Those starting a Social Work career will also be supported to attend our First Year in Practice peer support programme which aims to bridge the gap between qualifying and consolidating practice.



We expect our practitioners to have a sound understanding of the practice implications of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act and other relevant legislation, be up to date with emerging issues and have experience of or an interest in working within the relevant discipline. Committed to anti-oppressive practice, successful candidates will bring strong assessment, communication, and planning skills.



We will look to you to manage a defined caseload while building and maintaining links with partner agencies. You must possess a professional recognised Social Work qualification and be expected to be registered and maintain your registration as a 'Social Worker' with Social Care Wales on appointment.

Those shortlisted for interview will be asked to confirm if they are applying for a Social Worker (GR11) or Experienced Social Worker (GR12) post prior to interview. Those applying for an Experienced Social Worker position will need to be prepared to provide evidence at interview of their registration with Social Care Wales and 3 years of post-qualifying experience.

You will need to hold a professional Social Work qualification and have significant post qualifying experience. You will also need continued registration as a 'Social Worker' with Social Care Wales.



The primary duties of the role are:


To participate in effective partnership working and engagement and to work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children, young people and adults To complete written records, reports and assessments to a good standard as required in line with Children's Services policies and practices To maintain the highest professional standards in the discharge of this post and to up hold the Social Care Wales Code of Professional Practice; and promote to others within the area of responsibility; Undertaking assessments in line with the Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014 with children, adults and their families/carers, identifying outcomes and where required developing care and support plans, which are monitored and reviewed. Risks to children and adults are assessed and balanced in a way that promotes coproduction, independence and choice;

Please refer to the Job specification for further roles and responsibilities.



All our practitioners have the chance to influence the development of our work and are supported by a strong, experienced management team both at strategic and operational levels.



We recognise that social work is professionally and personally challenging and demands considerable levels of skill, commitment, and enthusiasm. We offer a dedicated in-house Learning and Development Centre which actively supports practitioners at each level to maintain their skills and Continuous Professional Development.



Our Social Care Departments have benefitted from comprehensive and significant investment in recent years, and we have responded to this by strengthening preventative services which aims to add capacity to the front line.



For further information and informal discussion please contact Kellie Wood Service Manager on (01443) 425006.

Benefits of Working for Rhondda Cynon Taf Council:

Flexible Working Arrangements Excellent Career Development Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions Occupational Health support and advice Staff Rewards scheme Vivup Card shopping discounts

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.



An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.



In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.