ADVANCED FOSTERING SOCIAL WORKER

Hull City Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A public local authority in the UK is looking for an Advanced Fostering Social Worker to join their foster service. This role involves assessing connected persons, overseeing social workers, and mentoring colleagues. Ideal candidates should have experience working with looked after children and possess strong assessment and organizational skills. The position offers a salary of up to £48,226, excellent career development opportunities, and a supportive working culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local Government Pension Scheme

Up to 31 days annual leave

Career development opportunities

Generous relocation package

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience working with looked after children and foster carers.
• Good knowledge base about kinship care and fostering regulations.
• Ability to work within tight timescales.

Responsibilities

• Undertake connected persons assessments.
• Oversee a team of social workers conducting assessments.
• Support and mentor colleagues to enhance practice.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Assessment skills

Organizational skills

Recording ability

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

We are looking for an Advanced Fostering Social Worker to join our fostering service as we continue our improvement journey to provide outstanding services and outcomes for all of our children. We are very proud of our foster carers in Hull, and we are proud of our creative and committed team of fostering social workers. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Advanced Fostering Social worker who can continue to contribute to the development of our foster community.

You will be based within our kinship fostering assessment team and will be responsible for undertaking connected persons assessments and overseeing a team of social workers carrying out viability and full connected assessments. You will also have responsibility for undertaking supervision with some non-social work qualified staff.

We are seeking an enthusiastic person who has excellent inter‑personal and communication skills to inspire and support staff, foster carers and supported lodgings providers, to help us to achieve excellent care placements and good outcomes for children.

We are looking for someone who has a good level of experience of working with children who are looked after and with foster carers. You should have an excellent knowledge base particularly about kinship care and the kinship strategy as well as fostering regulations and standards, child development, trauma, attachment and loss. You should have excellent assessment skills, organisational skills, good recording ability and be able to work within tight timescales.

Our ASW’s have a developmental role, supporting and mentoring colleagues to enhance quality of practice, co‑working with colleagues to unpick complex family dynamics and working with families to be able to best meet their needs.

We would love to hear from passionate and motivated qualified Social Workers interested in joining us. All Advanced Social Workers benefit from excellent learning, development, and progression opportunities.

At Hull City Council we are committed to our children and young people and we are passionate about how we deliver services to them. That’s why we are developing and nurturing a culture that puts our children and young people at the heart of everything we do – by empowering our workforce to work together to find solutions, to be open, honest and respectful, to take responsibility and listen and learn from others.

If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you. Hull is a changing local authority and it’s a fantastic time to join us and be a key player in supporting our journey.

Why it's great to work for Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary of up to £48,226
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• A generous relocation package available
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities
• Flexible working hours

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Vikki Smith, Team Manager on [e-mail]