Assessing Fostering Social Worker
Salary: From £38,220 up to £42,839 per annum pro rata
Grade: JK
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours)
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Do you want to join a strong performing fostering service, who are proud to support local vulnerable children to live with local foster carers?
Fostering North Yorkshire is a county service committed to developing excellent practice. Comprised of two large teams across North Yorkshire with dedicated roles, providing the supervision and support to our approved foster carers.
Are you a qualified Social Worker or awaiting Registration with Social Work England? Do you understand fostering and the impact of childhood adverse trauma? This role will predominantly focus on the assessments of potential foster carers including unrelated foster carers and our family friends foster carers.
What we’re looking for:
· A confident practitioner and able to develop our foster carers in meeting children’s needs.
· Familiarity with the assessment process for foster carers and that standards that need to be met.
· Commitment to seeking excellent outcomes for children through building productive working relationships with a wide range of services to support our fostering families.
You will be joining a highly motivated team seeking to deliver high quality foster care in line with the National Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards for both family and friend foster carers and unrelated foster carers.
Why Join Us?
* Generous Annual Leave: 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years’ service – plus public holidays.
* Pension Scheme: Save for your future with our generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Fitness Discounts: Discounted Gym memberships at various gyms across the county.
* Lifestyle Savings: Enjoy a wide range of discounts at hundreds of popular high-street and online retailers.
* And more: Additional wellbeing support, employee assistance, and development opportunities.
Ongoing support from managers who will ensure you receive the relevant supervision and guidance throughout your role.
For an informal discussion about the service or the role please contact Portia Staveley, Placement and Fostering Manager via email Portia.Staveley @northyorks.gov.uk
Be the change you trained to be.
If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.
For more information regarding our service, our practice model, what we can offer you and to meet some of our team and meet our leaders together with the details of more opportunities visit:
We look forward to hearing from you.
Key dates
Closing Date: Sunday 8 th February 2026
Interviews: TBC
Key Documents
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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