Fostering Social Worker needed for Durham social services
You need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have experience in fostering to apply for this role.
Duties include:
Support and Supervision of Foster Carers
Provide regular supervision visits and ongoing professional support
Offer advice on behaviour management, attachment, trauma, and safeguarding
Support carers during placements, including crisis intervention
Promote carers' emotional wellbeing and resilience
Ensure foster carers understand safeguarding policies and procedures
Respond to allegations, concerns, or complaints involving foster carers
Work closely with child protection teams and regulatory bodies
Ensure children's welfare is always the paramount concern
Contribute to placement matching to meet children's individual needs
Support carers in implementing care plans and placement agreements
Attend and contribute to reviews, planning meetings, and professionals' meetings
Promote stability and permanency for children
Identify carers' training and development needs
Support carers to meet national fostering standards and competencies
Encourage reflective practice and continuous learning
Ensure children's views, wishes, and feelings are heard and respected
Promote children's education, health, and emotional wellbeing
Support carers to help children maintain positive identity and relationships
Advocate for children when necessary
Work collaboratively with children's social workers, health, education, and other agencies
Share information appropriately and professionally
Participate in panels, reviews, and court-related processes
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records
Complete statutory reports and reviews
Ensure compliance with fostering regulations and policies
Complete annual foster carer reviews
Monitor placements and outcomes for children
Contribute to service development and quality improvement
If you feel you have the experience and are interested please get in touch to Andy Scully at (url removed)
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