Fostering Social Worker

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Fostering and Kinship Support Team at Warwickshire County Council as a Fostering Social Worker. This pivotal role involves maintaining stable placements, supporting carers and children, and collaborating within a dynamic social care framework. Your professional insight will help build strong relationships with families, contributing to children's safety and well-being.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Reimbursement of Social Work England fee

Qualifications

• Must possess a professional Social Work qualification.
• Required to be registered with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to foster carers and young people.
• Manage placements through the Fostering Placement Hub.
• Contribute to recruitment efforts and team meetings.

Skills

Child Protection

Communication

Collaboration

Crisis Intervention

Reflective Supervision

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Social Work England Registration

Job description

About the Team:

The Fostering and Kinship Support Team at Warwickshire County Council is a dedicated, countywide service based in Warwickshire, England. This dynamic team is at the forefront of children’s social care, playing a pivotal role in the national transformation of services under the Government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy. As a Pathfinder authority in the Families First for Children programme, Warwickshire is leading the way in piloting innovative models for family help, child protection, and multi-agency safeguarding.

Specialising in the recruitment, assessment, training, and support of foster carers, the team ensures that children and young people are placed in safe, nurturing environments. They also provide tailored support to families under Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) and kinship care arrangements.

Grounded in trauma-informed, relationship-based practice and supported by in-house psychologists, the team uses frameworks such as ARC and DDP to guide their work. Their collaborative, forward-thinking approach is backed by a strong Ofsted rating and a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education. Find out why we are good Ofsted.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Fostering Social Worker in our Fostering and Kinship Support Team covering County Wide for a permanent position.

In this role you will:

• Provide a range of support to carers and young people to help maintain stable, nurturing placements; this may occasionally include evening or weekend work.
• Work within the Fostering Placement Hub, supporting the matching and placement process.
• Participate in the team’s duty rota, offering timely responses and support as needed.
• Contribute to fostering recruitment and retention.
• Supervise and support foster carers through regular visits, reflective supervision, and ongoing development.
• Undertake annual reviews of foster carers to ensure high standards of care and support.
• Attend Fostering Panel to present assessment reports and advocate for carers.
• Promote permanency for children and carers, including progressing Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) where appropriate.
• Be an active and valued member of the team, contributing to team meetings and collaborative planning.
• Offer professional advice and guidance about our service to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Provide support in complex situations, including positions of trust, allegations, placement endings, and stability support meetings.

Work closely with Children’s Teams and multi-agency partners to ensure coordinated, child-centred support

Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure

Key Requirements:

• Working Hours: 37 hours per week.
• Travel Expectations: Travel across Warwickshire is required as part of this countywide role.
• Evening and Weekend Work: Occasional evening and weekend work may be necessary to support carers and young people or contribute to training and fostering events supporting the recruitment and retention of foster carers.
• Out-of-Hours Work: Participation in the team’s duty rota may involve working outside of standard hours to provide timely support.

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Yes The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

This role requires employees to undergo Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV). This process ensures that individuals who are not police staff but have physical or remote access to police premises, information, intelligence, financial, or operational assets are assessed for their reliability and integrity. This assessment determines their suitability for clearance to work within police premises.

To discuss the role please contact Miranda Morgan, Team Manager EMAIL [e-mail]

Closing Date: 10-07-2025
Interview Date: 23-07-2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more