Community Social Worker - Network Disability

This role receives a market pay supplement. The salary is (£41,223 - £45,403, full time equivalent including £3,000 supplement pro-rata) for a grade 9 Senior Social Worker or; (£35,834 - £39,223, full time equivalent including £1,000 supplement pro-rata) for a grade 8 Social Worker including newly qualified workers. This payment is reviewed on a 12 monthly basis.

The Network Disability Team, which is known as the Complex Disability Team, are looking for a Community Social Worker to join a busy social work team covering the Neath Port Talbot area. Following an internal promotion, the post has become available to join an established team with excellent staff retention, which works towards delivering excellent standards in a positive working environment.

The Network Disability Team works with individuals requiring a response to complex health and social care needs, which have a substantial impact on them being able to achieve their identified personal well-being outcomes. The team support a range of needs that include individuals, who have a learning disability, physical disability, acquired brain injury and neurodiversity. In addition to this, the team are involved in a critical time for young people transitioning from Children to Adult services when they turn eighteen.

What we can offer you;

An engaging welcome into the team with support and guidance from peers, colleagues and management when you commence your new role, which will continue throughout your career within Social Work at NPT Council. You will be provided with regular supervision and access to an excellent training programme with access to support for all Community Social Workers.

NPT will invest in their staff with opportunities to enhance their learning by providing a comprehensive training programme. For more experienced social workers there will be opportunities to train as an Approved Mental Health Practitioner, Practice Educator, as well management and leadership training courses.

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

Pulled from the full job description

• Additional leave


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Flexible schedule


• Gym membership


• Sick pay, £35,834 - £43,403 per annum, depending on experience. This includes a Market Pay Supplement (to be reviewed 31st March 2025).

Package
Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities.
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Blank,
• Hybrid Mobile Working - mixture of home and office


• Flexible working with Flexi-Time Scheme.


• Carers and parental leave and support initiatives


• 25 days annual leave - rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service


• 2 Additional Christmas leave days


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Competitive Local Government Pension scheme and sick pay scheme.


• Health and Well-being Group with a staff lottery and


• Employee Perkz - that offers discounts and promotions to staff.


• Cycle to Work Scheme


Meet & Greets with the team are available prior to interview to give you an opportunity to find out more about the services and what it is like working within the team on a daily basis.

Ideally you will have;

Applicants will need to be social work qualified and professionally registered as a social worker with Social Care Wales.

You will need a knowledge and working practice of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, to include outcome focused assessment and a working knowledge of the Mental Health Measures (2010), Continuing Health Care, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.