Social Worker - Private Fostering
Salary: £37,185 - £50,081 / Year
Job type: Permanent
Location: Essex
Save Share Apply now Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority within Essex to recruit for a Social Worker – Private Fostering the Social Care Industry on a permanent basis paying £37,185- £50,081P/Annum.
Main duties include:
1. Completing visits and assessments within required timescales.
2. To provide support and guidance to private foster carers through regular home visits and telephone contact, including at least one unannounced visit every year.
3. Direct work with children/young people.
4. To monitor and review the care provided by private foster carers to privately fostered children/young people in their care, ensuring that they provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment in accordance with the requirements of Private Fostering National Minimum Standards.
5. To keep in regular contact with parents, keeping them up to date with information.
6. To work within the national minimum standards for Private Fostering 2005, Children (private arrangements for fostering) Regulations 2005 and Children Act 1989 and 2004 section 44.
Accountabilities:
7. To work in partnership with professionals to ensure that children and young people have their assessed needs met.
8. Attend Child in Need or Child Protection meetings or reviews as required.
9. To participate in Private Fostering awareness raising to the public and professionals.
10. Attend private fostering team meetings monthly and other meetings such as team development and service development activities.
11. Attend supervision with the team manager once a month.
12. Complete private fostering assessments and other required paperwork within required timescales.
13. Ensure that written work is of a high standard and that reports are submitted in line with agreed time scales.
14. Work within all Essex County Council policies and procedures.
15. Ensure that Health and Safety is always observed
16. Undertake any other tasks deemed reasonable within the role of Private Fostering Social Worker.
Minimum Requirements:
17. SWE Registration
18. Experience of Court work in relation to Child Care matters and understand the legal process.
19. Detailed knowledge of current legislation pertinent to Child Protection (e.g. CA1989, CJA1991), Guidance and Regulations.
20. Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
21. Eligibility to work in the UK
Outstanding rating by Ofsted
Why Choose Ackerman Pierce?
Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years’ worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment industry where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.
To discuss the vacancy further or any other opportunities we have in Essex please contact Dan Mulvey or email in your updated CV to us today.
Job Title: Social Worker – Private Fostering
Location: Essex
Salary: £37,185- £50,081 P/Annum. Save Share Apply now