Pay rate – £27.56 per hour Contract – Temporary Stockton on Tees Council are currently recruiting experienced children’s Social Workers for their Fostering Recruitment & Assessment team based in Thornaby. Post is based at Dunedin House, Colombia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees. Free parking. Cafeteria Flexible working A mix of office working and working from home Provision of IT equipment and work mobile The post in the Recruitment and Assessment Team will focus on the assessment of mainstream and kinship foster carers and supported lodgings hosts. To undertake comprehensive fostering assessments of potential carers and connected carers in conjunction with appropriate staff from the fostering team and other teams and/or agencies in accordance with agreed policies, procedures and guidelines. Children’s Social Workers will need at least 3 years’ permanent experience with an English local authority and to be registered with Social Work England, as per DfE rules. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you: - A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to An easy registration process (all done online) Referral schemes and incentives Ongoing compliance managed for you. Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. Please contact Emma Brennan on 07384 834872 or email emma.brennan@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.