Post title: Intervention Specialist x2
Post number: SS.67334
Salary: £41,496 - £43,516 per year.
Directorate/department: Social Services
Closing date: 11.59pm, 29 August 2023
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Intervention Specialist (Senior Practitioner) in our Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) based within the Family Support Service at Swansea - a great place to live and work.
This post provides intensive evidenced based support to families where substance use is a presenting concern. You will join a supportive and developing service, meeting the needs and supporting vulnerable families across Swansea.
Swansea is an innovative waterfront city at the heart of the wider Swansea Bay City Region. From stunning coastal scenery to tranquil parks, from its thriving cultural scene to the best of modern city living, the city offers the best of all worlds.
Child and Family Swansea's purpose is doing what matters to make things better for children, young people and families.
This is an opportune time to join our organisation as we have been remodelling our Family Support, Edge of Care, Supported Care Planning and Early help services to enable us to better meet the needs of families in Swansea. Ensuring families receive the right support at the right time, from the right place, and as early as possible, will ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families. This will enable statutory children's services to focus on those families with the most complex needs.
From the excellent induction process when you join us and throughout your time with us we will support your work and career. The recently implemented workforce wellbeing strategy supports our focus on staff care. You will also benefit from experienced and supportive managers and a risk sensible culture.
We have a very clear vision in Swansea which is well understood by the current workforce. This supports building positive respectful relationships with families, listening to children, understanding what matters and ensuring they are involved in decisions that affect their lives, is at the heart of what we do.
In Swansea we understand the need to nurture and support staff. From the robust induction process when you join us and throughout your time with us we will support your work and career. The recently implemented workforce wellbeing strategy supports our focus on staff care. You will benefit from experienced and supportive managers and a risk sensible culture.
Signs of Safety is our practice framework and we have used the reclaiming Social Work model to form small Supported Care Planning/front line pods led by a Practice Lead. This supports good supervision and collaboration between staff. Building positive respectful relationships with families, listening to children and ensuring they are involved in decisions that affect their lives is at the heart of what we do.
We currently have two positions available.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Rob Jenkins, IFSS Manger on 07810506142 or Liz Howells, Consultant Social Worker, Substance use on 07929068970
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