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

REQ001653

Date posted

27/06/2025

Apply by

11/07/2025

Salary

50,788

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Social Work

Team Practice & Performance Manager- Learning Disability East

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Job description

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

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is pleased to offer a Team Practice and Performance Manager position within Social Care Services.

Location: Ty Elai, Williamstown, CF40 1NY

We currently have an opportunity for a Team Practice and Performance Manager within the East Learning Disability Social Work team. The team works with adults with a learning disability in the East of the borough. The team work remotely with one office day a week at the RCTCBC central office in Ty Elai, Williamstown, Rhondda. The team is made up of Principal Social Workers, Social Workers and Care and Support Practitioners. The worker will be joining an experienced and supportive team. We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic manager to effectively manage the Social Work team.



The successful candidate will work closely with health and other partners in a quality service to those with a Learning Disability in RCT, understanding the strengths and challenges of multi-disciplinary working and be able to deliver an effective and efficient service to the public.



There is a strong commitment to practice learning and education within adult social care which you will be expected to contribute to.



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.



All our practitioners have the chance to influence the development of our work and are supported by a strong, experienced senior 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.



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.

For further information about the post please contact Emma Furr (Service Manager for Learning Disability) Emma.L.Furr@rctcbc.gov.uk

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.



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.