Social Worker – Kinship Fostering Teams (Shropshire Council)
Full Time, Permanent.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for one full time qualified Social Worker in the Kinship Fostering Teams, Children’s Placement Service, based in Shrewsbury. This is a new, developing team with a clear focus to provide support and permanence for the looked after children of Shropshire. The team’s aims are to identify, assess and support potential kinship foster carers through their journey of becoming approved foster carers, to obtaining Special Guardianship Orders where appropriate.
Responsibilities
* The successful candidate will primarily carry a caseload of kinship foster carers with the long‑term aim of supporting them to secure permanence through Special Guardianship.
* Support and supervise carers as they move towards obtaining a Special Guardianship Order, providing permanence for Shropshire’s looked after children and young people.
* Carry out viability assessments, kinship fostering assessments and SGO assessments to court timescales.
* Work towards supporting our carers to ensure a positive, safe and nurturing experience for children and young people while supporting the connected families towards permanence.
Qualifications & Experience
* Qualified social worker at or above level 3.
* Enthusiasm, positivity, flexibility and ability to work to tight timescales.
* Commitment to contributing to the development of the team and our foster carers.
Contact
For an informal discussion on this role please contact team manager Scott Chapman on 01743 250100.
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Other
Industry: Government Administration
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