MASH - Principal Social Worker


Pay rate in line with the All Wales Pledge - £41.58 Umbrella / £33 PAYE


City of Cardiff Council


This is an excellent opportunity for a confident practitioner looking to take the next step in their leadership journey. You will play a key role in shaping practice standards, driving performance, and embedding high-quality decision-making within a fast-paced safeguarding environment. The role offers strong exposure to complex risk assessment and management, while working within a well-established Signs of Safety framework.
The Role
Reporting to the Team Manager, you will hold responsibility for a small sub-team, providing high-quality supervision and leading on staff development. You will take the lead on high-risk Strategy Meetings on a rotational basis and support the Team Manager with key operational functions including referral "ragging", allocations, and authorisation of Social Worker assessments.
You will work closely with partner agencies within MASH, helping to maintain and develop effective, professional multi-agency relationships. You will also contribute to service development initiatives and Task Force groups, supporting continuous improvement across the service.
MASH is a high-volume, high-pressure environment, and this role requires a practitioner who is confident in autonomous decision-making, thrives under pressure, and can work to tight statutory timescales to ensure children and young people are safeguarded without delay.
What’s on Offer
*A leadership-focused role with clear scope to influence practice and service delivery
*Exposure to complex safeguarding decision-making and strategic multi-agency working
*Flexible working culture with agile working equipment provided
*Office-based working on a rota basis alongside a counterpart Principal Social Worker to support the Team Manager
This role would suit an experienced Senior Social Worker or aspiring leader with strong safeguarding knowledge, excellent risk assessment skills, and the confidence to operate in a fast-moving statutory environment.


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.