Social Worker Fostering
Kinship team – Fostering Service
We are looking to recruit an experienced social worker to work in the Kinship team. We are seeking workers who are passionate about kinship care and all that it involves!
The Kinship team does a wide range of work assessing and supporting kinship carers in an area that is increasingly in demand. The role includes assessing carers for a variety of reasons including viabilities, Reg 24s, private fostering and SGO support.
You will need to be able to produce quality assessments that can be presented to Court and fostering panel in a timely manner. You will need to be able to provide Reg 24 and approved carers with practical and emotional support as well as ensuring that they are meeting statutory requirements.
You will be part of a duty rota answering a wide range of queries regarding kinship care from both carers and professionals. You will need to be a good team player working with colleagues to deliver training to carers and other professionals.
The Kinship team is part of the wider Fostering service which is ever evolving! You will be expected to embrace all that it involves including participating in wider recruitment activities and fostering events.
You will need to be able to work flexibly in this role as some of our carers are not available in normal office working hours. You must be willing to travel across the UK for our carers who are further afield.
For further enquiries please contact senior fieldwork manager
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.