Advanced Practitioner Fostering

TN United Kingdom; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an advanced practitioner for their fostering team. This role involves supporting and supervising foster carers, ensuring high standards for children in care. You'll engage in recruitment and assessments, maintain relationships with families, and ensure the safety and well-being of children. The organization promotes a supportive and innovative culture, perfect for those passionate about making a difference. If you're driven and committed to improving lives in the community, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Competitive pay

Great leave entitlement

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with children and families.
• DBS enhanced check required for a regulated activity.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise foster carers to maintain high standards.
• Ensure safety and well-being of children in care.
• Build relationships with foster families and social workers.

Skills

Social Work

Child Welfare

Communication

Safeguarding

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent,

Working Hours: Full time

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 ‘pro rata for part-time’

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven, and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council.

About the Role

The role is for an advanced practitioner in the fostering team - the role involves supporting and supervising foster carers to maintain high standards of foster placements for children in care. As an advanced practitioner, you will be involved in the recruitment process and assessment of new foster carers, including completing form F assessments.

The role involves some evening and weekend work, supporting at carer events, support groups, recruitment events, and training.

• Supervising social workers provide regular support, including building strong relationships with foster families, ensuring they feel supported, and that carers understand children's care plans.
• They act as a key point of contact between the fostering service, foster carers, and the child or young person, building strong relationships and ensuring they feel supported and valued.
• They maintain regular contact with foster families, social workers, and the child or young person through visits, phone calls, and other means.
• They support foster carers in their training and development, helping them meet their learning objectives and understand the fostering service's policies and procedures.
• They are responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of children in care, including identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns.
• They work in partnership with various stakeholders, including the child's social worker, local authorities, and other professionals, to ensure the child's needs are met.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Social work qualification
• Extensive experience working with children and families
• This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers), and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
• The role requires participation in the on-call rota.

You can find the job description for this post on the Nottingham City Council website.

At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Balbir Sahota by telephone at 07971032513 or email.