Social Work Assistant

We are a Child Protection Team dealing with complex safeguarding and welfare cases alongside Court work, from prebirth to 18 years old. You will be working alongside Social Workers assisting them in various finance and admin tasks, undertaking some direct work and family contacts, transporting children and helping complete life story work, chronologies and other pieces of work. A full job description is attached with the essential requirements. Newport is a forward thinking fast paced place to work and this will be a role that will give experience of work within Children’s Services. You will need to be able to work in a team, with multiagency working key, often to short timescales, within confidentiality, and be able to build good working relationships with children, young people and their families.

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

Our values – Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd – Tegwch ar gyfer pawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn gufrifol, Gweithio gydan gilydd