Qualified Social Worker (Family Support & Protection)

Neway has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to join the Family Support and Protection team based with Monmouthshire Council.

This role is starting asap, working full time in an ongoing contract.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social worker to join an established team that is dedicated to actively and creatively working with children, young people and their families in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.

• Working alongside people to enable then to live their own lives
• Enable families and communities to keep children and young people safe and to reach their full potential.

• This post is based in the Family Support & Protection Team who are responsible for the assessment and planning for children, young people and their families who are considered to require Social Care involvement to ensure their health and wellbeing and protection from neglect and abuse.
• You will be required to complete assessments and progress appropriate outcome focused plans to improve the welfare of children and young people within a time frame. In cases where it has not been possible to achieve this within the birth family, social workers will be responsible for preparation of written evidence and the progression of the case to legal proceedings
• Your case load will consist of cases that require a high level of statutory intervention including Child Protection, private and Public law cases. In cases where adoption is being considered as an option you will be responsible for this process through to the adoption order.