Bereavement Social Worker - Home Based (West Wales)

Bereavement (charity) - Social Worker

Salary - approximately £40,0000

Home based, but need to be available for visits in West Wales and to travel to Cardiff twice a month.

• Provide specialist social work support to children receiving oncology treatment and their families, including complex assessments, psychosocial interventions, and ongoing case management.

• Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, advocating for families and coordinating access to statutory, voluntary, and financial support services.

• Manage a varied and emotionally demanding caseload, offering pre- and post-bereavement support, safeguarding expertise, and high-quality documentation.

• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external agencies to ensure holistic, child-centred care and continuity across hospital and community settings.

• Uphold the highest standards of professional practice, safeguarding, and equality, while contributing to service development and continuous improvement.

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Provides free training sessions (Contributes CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 🎂
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.