Children’s Social Worker, Fostering, Support and Development. Shropshire

Pertemps; England; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Children's Social Worker in Shropshire to join the Fostering, Support and Development Team. Responsibilities include supervising foster carers, managing caseloads, and ensuring compliance with fostering regulations. This role offers a hybrid work policy with office access in Shrewsbury and a competitive pay rate of £33.30 per hour.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant access

Easy online registration

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• Experience working within Fostering, Support and Development services.
• Ability to manage a caseload of foster parents effectively.
• Strong recording and compliance management skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support foster carers.
• Manage compliance for foster parents.
• Record and present annual reviews.

Skills

Knowledge of Fostering regulations

Experience in therapeutic principles

Supervisory skills

Job description

Children’s Social Worker, Fostering, Support and Development - Shropshire

Pay rate: £33.30 per hour

Contract role – Fostering, Support and Development Team

Pertemps is recruiting an experienced Children’s Social Worker in Shropshire to work within the Fostering, Support and Development Team.

Responsibilities:

1. Be a team member of an established Support and Development service.
2. Possess good knowledge and experience working in accordance with Fostering regulations and NMS standards. Ensure all compliance for foster parents is updated and recorded on LCS. Support foster parents with trauma-informed understanding and therapeutic principles.
3. Supervise foster carers, ensuring key areas are discussed, recorded, and challenged where necessary.
4. Manage a caseload of foster parents and complete all related tasks as a Social Worker.
5. Efficiently record fostering annual reviews and present to panel when required. Attend team meetings and support colleagues as needed.
6. Participate in a duty rota, supporting foster carers and completing viability assessments twice per month.

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid work policy with access to office space at the Guildhall building in Shrewsbury. Foster carers mainly reside in Shropshire County. Ability to work more from home with occasional office presence.

Additional Information:

For more details, please contact Graham Leatham at 07484 513909 or [e-mail].

This is an agency post. Pertemps offers:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK
• Easy online registration
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance management
• Prompt payroll and more

We also recruit for other social work roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s and Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.