Job Details
* Job Title: Fostering Social Worker
* Location: Bristol Hub / South West
* Pay Rate: £37.50 per hour
* Contract Type: Locum / Temporary
* Working Pattern: Full-time | Contract
About the Role
Action for Children is seeking an experienced and committed Fostering Social Worker to join our South West fostering service on a temporary agency basis. This is a rewarding opportunity to support foster carers and improve outcomes for children and young people with complex needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage a small caseload of approximately 3–4 foster carers
* Provide professional supervision, guidance, and ongoing support to carers
* Complete complex fostering assessments and statutory reviews
* Produce high-quality, analytical reports within required timescales
* Present cases to Fostering Panel where required
* Support carers working with children and young people with complex needs
* Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
Working Arrangements
* Hybrid role with regular attendance (weekly or fortnightly) at the Bristol hub.
* Travel required across the South West.
* Some travel to remote locations may be necessary.
* Participation in an out-of-hours/on-call rota is required.
Benefits
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fee
For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to dylan.nel@tripodpartners.co.uk.
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