Advanced Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption

Leaders in Care; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in the Channel Islands seeks an experienced advanced social worker to join their Fostering & Adoption team. The position offers a competitive rate of £51.50 per hour and the unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on service improvement. This stable 6-month contract includes paid travel and subsidized accommodation, making it an attractive option for professionals seeking impactful work with vulnerable children and families.

Benefits

Paid travel at the beginning and end of contract

Subsidised accommodation

Stable position within the service

Supportive management team

Qualifications

• Require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.
• Experience as an advanced social worker is essential.
• Ability to manage a caseload and support less experienced social workers.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support to children in foster care and adoptive families.
• Assess needs and offer practical help.
• Manage a protected caseload and support other social workers.

Skills

Assessment of needs

Practical help

Prioritizing child safety

Management responsibilities

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Fostering | Longstanding Management |Outside IR35 | Travel Paid | Stable 6-Month Contract

Looking for a change of scenery just in time for summer?

Leaders in care are working with a well-established local authority based in the beautiful Channel Islands, to offer an excellent rate of £51.50 p/h for an experienced practitioner to join the Fostering & Adoption team as an advanced social worker.

In this role, you will provide essential support to children in foster care, adoptive families, and those considering adoption. You will assess needs, offer practical help, and prioritise children’s safety and well-being, joining their close-knit team to support vulnerable children and families, making a real positive impact on their lives. You will also have a protected caseload, as well having some management responsibiltiies, working closely with the TM and supporting less experienced social workers.

Benefits include

• A great rate of 51.50/h
• This post is outside IR35, meaning an increased takehome pay compared to the mainland.
• Manageable caseload -cases are split evenly across the service to ensure your workload remains manageable
• Beautiful location in the channel islands
• Susidised accom and paid travel at the beginning and end of your contract
• Vacancies within the service a rarity - stable
• Existing perm management team is supportive and experienced

This is a great chance to work at an ever improving council, who are huge on service improvement, so if you enjoy seeing the results of your hard work with the children and families involved, this could be for you.


As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.


If you would like more information on this role, just call Chris on 0161 240 7897. Or email your CV to [e-mail].