Fostering Social Worker (1x Permanent, 1x Fixed-term) Salary: Grade 7 to 9 £34,434 to £47,181 per year (starting salary will be dependent on previous experience) Location Church Square House, Scunthorpe Hours: 37 hours per week DBS: Yes Enhanced with Barred List Check This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 11 days at 23:59 GMT. The Vacancy An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our outstanding team of Fostering Social Workers at North Lincolnshire Council. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or newly qualified and eager to start your journey, we offer a supportive, dynamic environment where your skills and dedication will be valued and nurtured. As a Fostering Social Worker you can expect to complete fostering and kinship assessments, undertake fostering annual reviews and provide day to support and supervision to fostering and kinship families. The successful candidate must be willing to undertake all aspects of work and have flexibility regarding working hours to support the role. Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role. We are appointing to 1x full time, permanent and 1x maternity cover position. Applications are especially welcome from those who have worked in a fostering service previously. As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check. For an informal chat, contact Emma Charlesworth on 01724 297000 or email emma.charlesworth@northlincs.gov.uk Interviews to take place week commencing 5th January 2026 Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK. As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check. The Council We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the BestPlace for our residents by being the BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do. The Benefits Staff discounts Annual leave Access to pensions Salary sacrifice schemes Free car parking Eye test and glasses reimbursements Documents Job description and employee specification - Download