Fostering Social Worker
Team: Fostering Assessment
Location: Halifax
Start Date: ASAP
Contract: On going
Hours: 37
Rate: £35 per hour
0008 E40F / 1
We require an Assessing Social Worker, working in the Fostering Service. The right candidate must have Fostering knowledge, and proven assessment experience and skills.
The role
Complete fostering assessments of connected carers and mainstream carers.
Work closely with families you assess and support them to attend fostering panel.
Complete special guardianship assessments to enable the children to achieve legal permanence.
Be part of a duty rota, undertaking viability assessments and initial visits to applicants.
Support with recruitment events for the fostering service.
Support and facilitate skills to foster training on a rota basis
Attend permanency planning meetings, which will inform assessments and care planning.
Work closely with the team, children’s social workers, and multi agencies.
Act within equal opportunities framework
Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:
1. DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
2. Social Work England registration
3. Enhanced and in da...