Social Worker - Family Placement Team

Job overview

Social Worker - Family Placement Team This is a full-time fixed position covering ELIMINATE staffing until March 2028. Pembrokeshire County Council is seeking experienced Social Workers to join the Family Placement Team within the Social Services directorate, in beautiful Pembrokeshire.

Joining the team would provide opportunities to bring new ideas, develop professionally, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, reflection and learning.

Salary Grade 8 - £36,363 - £40,777. Relocation Package - up to £8,000 for eligible applicants. Weekend Working Allowance. Unsociable Hours Allowance.

Contractual hours 37

Basis Fixed Term

Job category/type Social Care

Job reference REQAA
6940

• Join the Family Placement Team to ensure effective fostering services for children in the community in line with the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2018.
• Support a child-centred service and contribute to continuous improvement, reflection and learning.
• Work within a supportive structure across social care teams to enable you to perform to the best of your abilities.

Pembrokeshire County Council offers the chance to live and work in Britain’s only Coastal National Park, with opportunities to impact the local community.

• Generous Annual Leave of up to 31 days
• Membership of the Local Government career-average defined benefit pension scheme
• Flexible and agile working
• Access to discounts on a range of products, services and attractions
• In-house occupational health service and access to counselling
• Generous occupational maternity and paternity pay, on top of statutory benefits
• Professional registration fees reimbursed
• Relocation package up to £8,000 (may include rent in lieu of a house purchase, removal and storage, and legal/mortgage fees)
• Salary sacrifice schemes

• Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.
• Employment checks This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
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• Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying. Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applications from individuals requiring a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to the right to work in the UK.
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  • Local Government NJC terms apply; salaries stated are current as of 01/04/2025.
  • We may consider suitable alternative employment for staff at risk of redeployment.
• Welsh language Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than English submissions.