About Us

Social Care Wales provides leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales.
Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults and their families and carers.
To do this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, data and research to improve care.

The Role

We are looking for a Head of Finance to;
• lead on the delivery of a high performing Finance team within Social Care Wales
• lead and develop the team with focus on excellence, efficiency, integrity, compliance and quality.
• support the Accounting Officer and Leadership Team on financial matters

This role is offered with flexible working options, and we are happy to consider job share arrangements.

The main focus of this role is to:
• Contribute to the development of the Social Care Wales strategic plan and lead on the implementation of Finance activities in line with the purpose, values and vision
• Engage with external stakeholders and provide expert and technical advice on opportunities for innovation, efficiency and effectiveness
• Lead on the preparation and oversight of the organisation’s accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance through to final accounts and laying of accounts
• Oversee the financial management systems to ensure in-year spend is monitored and reported on
• Actively work with colleagues across the organisation to manage budgets
• Provide expert professional advice to the Executive and Leadership team and other staff as required
• Lead the performance of the Finance team by communicating team and individual objectives with clarity, reviewing performance and supporting development
• Drive improvement in how we deliver by leading on change initiatives internally and externally
• Manage the Audit Programme including implementing internal and external audit recommendations, and maintain sound working relationships with internal and external auditors
• Ensure that Social Care Wales provides value for money and that our systems and processes allow for transparency and accountability
• Ensure all financial policies and procedures are in line with current legislation and best practice
• Ensure that risk is identified and risk management plans are in place where appropriate to the role
• Support the effective and efficient operation of the Board and ensure compliance with all Government and public sector responsibilities
• Report on Finance activities to the Board and Committees as required
• Provide expert advice to Executive and Leadership team and other staff as required and ensuring the Accounting Officer and Executive Team is fully aware of matters which could adversely impact on the reputation or performance of the Organisation.

The closing date for this role is 11 June 2026 and the interviews will be in person at our Cardiff office on 26 June 2026. There will be a presentation task and a formal interview as part of the process, plus an opportunity to meet colleagues.

You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of the stated offices when required.

The Benefits:

• Salary of £56,198 - £62,491 (pro rata if part time)
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays as well as an additional 3 privilege days at a fixed time (pro rata if part time)
• 28 days rises to 29 days after 3 years’ service, and 30 days after 5 years service
• We also have a purchase of additional annual leave scheme.
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible work policy
• Hybrid working from home and our office as required
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Benefits scheme, including cycle to work and car benefit schemes and discounts at hundreds of retailers
• Family leave policy

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

About Us

Social Care Wales provides leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales.
Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults and their families and carers.
To do this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, data and research to improve care.

The Role

The post of Children’s Social Care Manager is part of the Local Authority support team within the Service support department. The post holder will play a key role in planning and delivering projects which support the transformation of children’s services to improve outcomes for children and young people . They will manage projects, maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and support engagement activity with key partners. They will also support engagement with the sector and develop initiatives particularly in relation to supporting the work to remove profit from residential children’s provision.

This role is offered with flexible working options, and we are happy to consider job share arrangements . This role is Fixed term until 31 March 2027.

The main focus of this role is to:
• Manage and deliver time-bound project work, determined by need and sector-engagement, to support our response to the transformation of children’s services agenda.
• Coordinate learning opportunities for example, Models of care events for residential children’s care.
• Support the delivery of cross-programme work for example, our programmes relating to safeguarding, positive cultures and leadership.
• Manage the content and learning resources available on our website to support those delivering children’s services. Coordinate information dissemination in these areas, to the workforce.
• Work with research and data colleagues to prioritise and support data and evidence summaries, which support the key challenges of the sector and inform decision making.
• Assist in the production, development and implementation of tools and resources aimed at supporting the children’s workforce and improving practice.
• Establish excellent relationships across Children’s social care, listening to colleagues in the sector to understand need. Participate in complex discussions in a sensitive and solution-focussed way.
• Support effective engagement with social care workers, managers and employers to inform, develop and implement our response to the transformation of children’s services agenda.
• Work to achievable targets within the Social Care Wales’s business cycle and monitor and report outcomes.
• Manage relationships (on a national and regional basis) to maximise engagement with the sector, supporting a culture of listening and collaborative working.
• Prepare and present high-quality reports and presentations as required to a range of internal and external boards and partners

The closing date for this role is 26 May 2026.

You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of the stated offices when required.

The Benefits

- Salary of £49,698 - £54,687 pro rata
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible work policy
- Hybrid working from home and our office as required
- Family leave policy

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

About Us

Social Care Wales provides leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales.
Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults and their families and carers.
To do this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, data and research to improve care.

The Role

We are looking for a Fitness to Practise Officer to work within the Triage team to process sensitive information and documents, applications to the register that have been referred to FTP, and investigate cases about registered social care professionals making recommendations about how to resolve cases. This involves working with Police, local authorities, Care Inspectorate Wales and social care employers. It’s challenging work which we try to address in a fair and compassionate way.

This role is offered with flexible working options, and we are happy to consider job share arrangements. This role is Fixed term until 31 March 2027.

The main focus of this role is to:
• Risk assess declarations made by Applicants on applications for registration under Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules
• Investigate declarations made on applications for 3 yearly renewals to the social care register under Social Care Wales (Registration) Rules
• Work as part of the Fitness to Practise Triage team to provide an initial source of advice to referrers, applicants and registered workers and to familiarise them with the fitness to practise process
• Present risk assessments about Applicants to case decision meetings inform decisions about registration and renewal
• Prepare risk assessments on referrals including those which haven’t reached threshold for investigation and record in case management system.
• Present risk assessments on Registered Persons with recommendations for direction and disposal
• Assist FTP Senior Officers with the incomplete referrals process where there is insufficient information to assess risk and progress the referral. Ensure swift telephone contact with referrer to progress information.
• Prepare reports for the following:
- Registration case conferences where the recommendation is to refuse registration
- Registration appeal panels
- Streamlined FTP Panels for DBS barred and conviction cases

If you think you are the person we are looking for, please take a look at the job description for more information.

The closing date for this role is 31 May 2026.

You must be based in the UK to apply for this role and be able to visit one of the stated offices when required.

The Benefits
- Salary of £36,948 - £39,066 pro rata
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible work policy
- Hybrid working from home and our office as required
- Family leave policy

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.