Fostering & Kinship Social Worker

Leaders in Care; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced practitioner to join their Fostering & Kinship team. This role involves handling recruitment, assessment, and training while ensuring families are supported to care for vulnerable children. With a commitment to continuous improvement in social care, this organization offers competitive salaries and a supportive management environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and have a social work qualification, this is an exciting opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fostering team is preferred.
• Understanding of fostering practices will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Handle recruitment, assessment, and training for fostering.
• Support families to meet the needs of vulnerable children.

Skills

Fostering practices

Assessment and training

Supervision and support

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Get into Fostering | Good Ofsted | Flexible working encouraged | Supportive management

We are seeking an experienced practitioner to join AfC’s Fostering & Kinship team.

The team handles typical fostering duties, including recruitment, assessment, training, supervision/support, duty services, supervising Regulation 24 arrangements, as well as Form F, Form C, and Special Guardianship Assessments. The role also involves ensuring families are adequately supported to meet the needs of vulnerable or traumatised children in their care.

Previous experience in a fostering team is preferred; however, the council values support and development, so relevant understanding and exposure to fostering practices will be considered.

Windsor and Maidenhead Children’s Services is part of Achieving for Children, an organisation recognized as one of the DfE’s 'Partners in Practice,' dedicated to the continuous improvement of Children’s social care nationwide. Joining such an organisation offers benefits including competitive salaries up to £44,799.

If you'd like to learn more about working here or hear success stories from social workers now managing teams, please contact us at 07897 024978 or email your CV to [e-mail].

As this is a statutory role, a social work qualification and registration with Social Work England are required.