Assessing Social Worker – Fostering – Trafford – £35

Ashberry Recruitment; Trafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in social work is seeking an Assessing Children’s Social Worker in Trafford. This role involves conducting assessments of potential carers and collaborating with children’s social work teams. Candidates must have a DIPSW or equivalent, social work registration, and an enhanced DBS. The position offers a pay rate of £35 per hour and requires flexibility in working hours.

Benefits

Dedicated experienced Consultant

Friendly compliance team

£250 Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Must have DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
• Registration with Social Work England is required.
• An Enhanced and in date DBS certificate is mandatory.
• Excellent communication skills needed for the role.
• Ability to work alone and within teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Form F assessments of potential mainstream carers.
• Attend care planning meetings and fostering panel as an assessor.
• Conduct viability assessments and identify foster placements.
• Deliver Skills to Foster training, requiring evening and weekend work.
• Work closely with the children’s social work teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Decision-making

Flexibility

IT skills

Education

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Social Work England registration

Enhanced and in date DBS certificate

Job description

Assessing Children’s Social Worker

Team: Fostering, Provider Services

Location: Trafford

Pay Rate: £35

Office Use: 000A 7A10 / 1

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Fostering Service that sits within Provider Services, ensuring that our cared for children have loving, stable and high-quality homes to thrive in all aspects of their lives.

There are three distinctive teams within the Fostering Service: Recruitment and Assessment Team, Mainstream Supervising Social Worker Team and Connected Carers/SGO Support Team. You will be working in the Recruitment and Assessment Team with the following roles and responsibilities:

Undertaking Form F assessments of potential mainstream carers to assess their suitability, which involves face to face assessment sessions, obtaining and interviewing references, conducting statutory checks and producing high quality assessments.

Undertaking Connected Person assessments of potential connected carers to assess their suitability, which involves face to face assessment sessions, obtaining and interviewing references, conducting statutory checks and producing high quality assessments.

Having an understanding of permanency planning for children and young people when undertaking assessments.

• Attendance at care planning meetings, legal gateway meetings and cared for children review meetings and any other meeting relevant to the role.
• Attendance at fostering panel as an assessor to present the assessment (which is face to face).
• Attendance at Court maybe required in relation to assessments.
• Undertake duty regularly. This entails undertaking viability assessments, regulation 24 assessments and identifying foster placements for children and young people.
• Delivering Skills to Foster which requires evening and weekend work.
• Working closing with the GM Hub and supporting with Recruitment events. This may include evening and weekend work.
• Attendance of team meetings and whole service meetings.
• Be part of working groups to support the development of Provider Services.
• Work closely with the children’s social work teams.
• Liaise and work with the Practice Managers and the Advanced Practitioners within the Service to maintain and enhance good quality social work practice which delivers the maximum impact to consistently improve outcomes for children and young people.

For more information please contact Carly on 01282 525510 or [e-mail]

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.