Fostering & Kinship Social Worker

Leaders in Care; Luton; 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 service. This role involves supporting vulnerable children and their families, ensuring they receive the necessary care and attention. The organization is known for its commitment to continuous improvement in children's social care and offers a supportive work environment with flexible working options. With competitive salaries and a culture of development, this is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families. Join a team dedicated to fostering positive change and supporting those in need.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fostering team is ideal, but exposure to fostering practices is also considered.
• Understanding of the needs of vulnerable or traumatized children.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment, assessment, and training for fostering services.
• Supervising regulation 24 arrangements and supporting families.

Skills

Fostering Practices

Assessment Skills

Training and Supervision

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Social Work Qualification

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Good Oftsed | Flexible working encouraged | Supportive senior management | Make a change

We are currently working alongside AfC in Maidenhead, looking for an experienced practitioner to join their stable Fostering & Kinship service.

The team covers the usual duties you’d expect from a Fostering team, including:

1. Recruitment
2. Assessment
3. Training and supervision/support
4. Duty services
5. Supervising regulation 24 arrangements
6. Form F, Form C and Special Guardianship Assessment

Ensuring families are suitably supported to help cater to the needs of vulnerable or traumatised children in their care.

Ideally, you will have worked in a fostering team previously; however, the council has a culture of support and development, so an understanding and exposure to fostering practices will be considered.

Windsor and Maidenhead Childrens Services is a part of Achieving for Children – an enterprise chosen for one of the DofE’s ‘Partners in Practice’, tasked with the continuous improvement of Children’s social care across the country. As you can imagine, becoming part of such an organisation comes with a certain level of investment back in the people who work there. It also comes with the added benefit of competitive salaries of up to £44,799.

If you would like to hear more about the benefits of working for such an organisation or would like to hear the stories of those we have placed as social workers who now manage teams there, then get in touch on 07897 024978, or email your CV to [e-mail].

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