Who You Are You are an experienced social worker with a strong background in fostering. Your expertise includes quality assurance of assessments and a deep understanding of fostering regulations and panel functions. You thrive in strategic planning and development, and have experience supervising and supporting staff in fostering services. You are driven to contribute to the practice development in a growing urban area that prioritizes child welfare. What the Job Involves As a Principal Social Worker in the Fostering Service, you will work in a non-case holding role within a developing service area. You will engage in strategic planning, development, and be involved in day-to-day practice matters. The role involves leading and shaping practice and performance within the team, ensuring high standards of service delivery, and closely working with the Service Manager. You will contribute to the development of tailored services for kinship and mainstream carers, and aim for a consistently high-quality fostering service. Skills Fostering experience Quality assurance in assessments Understanding of fostering regulations Fostering panel functions Staff supervision and support Strategic planning and development Service delivery improvement