About the role This position is for a social worker in the Connected Persons Team. The connected Persons team is a key part of Rochdale s commitment to promoting kinship care, where we aim to enable children entering care to remain within their family network wherever possible. As a social worker on the Connected Person Team you will be expected to undertake full assessments of Connected Persons, present cases to fostering panel for approval, supervise Connected Persons and undertake Regulation 24 and initial screening assessments as part of a duty rota. This is a two year fixed term contract linked to specific funding About you The children, young people and families we work with come from a variety of backgrounds and in order to deliver the best possible care and support, it is vital that we have a workforce that is culturally competent, representative and understands their unique experiences and perspectives. In line with our commitment to diversity and inclusion we would like to encourage applications from any individuals with or without protected characteristics as set out within the Equality ACT 2010. You be a qualified social worker with experience of undertaking assessments and supporting children and families. Experience of working with kinship carers would be advantageous. About us At Rochdale Borough Council, we continue on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Rochdale s children. As a Local Authority striving to deliver excellent practice, we believe in pushing boundaries and achieving good outcomes for children and families. Our vision is clear and we are looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join the connected persons team who is unwavering in their commitment to promoting kinship care and putting children and their families at the centre of their practice. This is an exciting time to be joining the service as we have established three Mockingbird Hubs, a Supported Lodgings Service and the fostering team are also working closely with the No Wrong Door hub. In addition we are training all our foster carers in the Secure Base model and Therapeutic Parenting with PACE training. Rochdale BC have adopted and implemented the Family Safeguarding Model and are supporting families to achieve good outcomes in a relational way. In line with this model, motivational interviewing training has been rolled out to all staff. T o apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification. Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement. Please ensure you anonymise your CV and supporting statement. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS under the Child Workforce For internal RBC candidates approval for secondment should be obtained from your Service Director (or nominated representative) before applying for the post If you are interested in what we are offering, and have the skills we are looking for we want to hear from you. If you would like to discuss the post further please contact Alice Horler or Fiona Harvey, Team Manager on 01706 922288. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.