Job Introduction
Posts available:-
2 x Full time Social Worker post in the Recruitment and Assessment Team
1x Part time Social Worker post in the Recruitment and Assessment Team
1x Part time Social Worker post in the Supervision and Support Team
Grade 10 - salary subject to experience
At Dudley MBC we are recruiting for several posts across our Fostering Service, this is an exciting time for Dudley's Fostering Service as we grow and expand our services provided to our Kinship and Mainstream Foster Carers.
Dudley Fostering Service is dedicated to recruiting and assessing the very best Carers to provide a warm and loving home for our children in care. We are based at Cable Plaza Waterfront in Brierley Hill, Dudley, where we are co-located with the rest of children's services which supports great joint working opportunities. It is essential any applicants clearly specify in their application form which post they are applying for stipulating whether this is for the Assessment or the Supervision and Support Team.
The Role
We need you to be part of our journey in ensuring our children's wellbeing is at the top priority. Our priority is for Dudley children to be kept safe, local, happy and fulfilling their potential. We are looking for 4 experienced Social Workers to assess Mainstream, Kinship foster carers and Special Guardians in our Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team and 1 social worker for our Supervision and Support Team. It is an exciting time to join Dudley; we believe in investing in you so you can provide the best services and support to our Fostering Households.
You will be fully qualified social worker, with a minimum of 12 months post qualification experience in statutory social care. With strong skills in assessment, and report writing, you will help train and assess new foster carers and ultimately be dedicated to improving the lives of children and families within Dudley. Your manager will offer hands on support, regular supervision, guidance, and the opportunity for professional development through training, various opportunities to retain and promote the voice of our foster carers and uphold the Fostering National Minimum Standards.
We offer a stable, permanent management team, competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme.
Come to Dudley and join the journey. Dudley Fostering Service has a really strong team ethos. Our teams within the Fostering Service are supportive, friendly, and experienced, and embrace the restorative approach in our practice. Successful applicants will be welcomed into the service by colleagues and managers and will receive a comprehensive induction programme. You will work in a service where the management team listens and values the contributions of social workers.
As a member of our team, you will benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities. As a service we are strong believers that by investing in our social workers, they will then have the knowledge skills and experience to be able to provide our foster carers and children in care with the very best service. To this end we work with several leading training providers in the field of fostering including The Fostering Network, Coram BAAF, The Foster Care Training Hub, this is in addition to working internally with Dudley's Centre for Professional Practice who support teams across the directorate to develop their practice, skills, and knowledge.
For further information about positions in the Recruitment and Assessment Team, email:- who will be happy to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role.
For further information about positions in the Supervision and Support Team, email:- who will be happy to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role.
Please note:- Applicants that have not completed their ASYE will not be considered for this role, and we are looking for a minimum of 12 months post qualification time.
If you have been qualified as a Social Worker less than 12 months, or have not yet completed your ASYE programme, and are interested in working at Dudley Children's Services then please contact our Centre for Professional Practice who will be able to advise of any vacancies available and describe the ASYE Programme on offer, please contact and a member of the Team will contact you directly to discuss.
The following link has information about the ASYE programme and a link to the handbook:
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Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
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