Experienced Social Worker Location: Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 6+ Months Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week Pay Rate: £ 21.52 per hour Job Ref: OR8990 Responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for: Assessing Foster Carers, Special Guardianship Carers, and Private Fostering. Offering support and supervision to Kinship Foster Carers. Providing support and advice for Special Guardianship Carers, including accessing the adoption support fund. Ensuring the protection of children and enhancing their outcomes. Working with a small number of children and families to achieve the best possible long-term outcomes. Providing high-quality assessment, support, and supervision to carers using Signs of Safety. Continuously improving practice through post-qualifying training and participating in high-quality supervision. Participating in rigorous self-evaluation through annual appraisal and half-year reviews. Undertaking the full range of social work tasks with carers and their families – Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Review. Ensuring children, young people, and parents/carers are listened to and treated with respect. Acting as the lead professional key worker in statutory cases requiring a qualified social worker. Contributing to a multi-discipl...