Role Responsibility Due to new opportunities being created within Kent County Council’s Fostering Service we are seeking one dynamic and highly motivated Fostering Social Workers to be based in our Recruitment, Assessment, Panel and Training Team who will be based in Ashford and provide a County wide service. This is a part time opportunity comprising of 22.5 hours per week. This role will be managing a complex and varied caseload of foster carers and/or kinship carers. The role will involve working with prospective foster carers for Kent, completing initial visits, facilitating the Skills to Foster training; undertaking the Kent fostering assessment; supporting the service at targeted recruitment and information events and attending Fostering Panels. This role may also involve supervision, support and management of kinship carers to support development of optimum models to support children to remain living with their kinship families and connected carers. This is an exciting time to be joining the Kent Fostering Service as we expand to include the assessment and support of all kinship carers within our service, which will sit under another Head of Fostering, with whom we will work in partnership. Skills we are looking for A motivated social work practitioner, passionate about fostering and providing quality care for children who have experienced trauma. Disciplined, highly organised, and able to work to tight deadlines. Strong presentation skills and a confident and articulate style. Sound interpersonal skills with proven experience of completing evidence based and high quality, analytical assessments with adults and children. Knowledge of Fostering Regulations, National Minimum Standards and the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review Regulations. Work with Case Management systems and ensure management information is maintained. Ability to work flexible hours to fit with the needs of foster carer applicants and Kinship carers. This will include some evenings and weekends. Ability to travel in a timely and effective manner across Kent and also out of county. Closing date for this position is Thursday 5 th June 2025 Interviews will be held on Friday 13 th and Monday 16 th June This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.