Who You Are We are looking for a dedicated Principal Social Worker specializing in Fostering Kinship to join our team. You should be passionate about driving quality and excellence in child services and have a strong commitment to child welfare. Your background should reflect significant experience in social work, with a focus on fostering, quality assurance, and service improvement. You will supervise staff, develop training and policies, and work collaboratively across departments to ensure a high standard of practice. What the Job Involves As a Principal Social Worker, you will lead the Quality Assurance and performance for the Kinship service, managing complex casework, mentoring staff, and developing strategic plans. Your responsibilities will also include quality monitoring of assessments for presentation to panels, continuous improvement of best practice standards, and contributing to service delivery and standards. This role includes agile working with some out of hours commitment, and requires coordination with multiple agencies and stakeholders to enhance service provision for foster carers. Skills Supervision and coaching of staff Quality assurance and casework management Strategic planning and policy development Collaboration with multi-agency stakeholders Advanced IT skills and data management Effective communication and leadership Proficiency in Welsh or another relevant language (desirable)