Independent Foster Parent Reviewing Officer

Polaris Community; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic fostering agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Independent Foster Parent Reviewing Officer to conduct annual reviews and ensure quality oversight for foster parents. As a qualified social worker, you will produce reports that support foster parent development and enhance the care provided to children. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of fostering regulations and the ability to challenge practices constructively. This home-based role also allows for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with relevant experience in child foster care.
• Knowledgeable about current national policies and best practices in fostering.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback and support to foster parents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct foster carer annual household reviews.
• Produce high-quality reports for foster parents' development.
• Review and audit oversight quality from the fostering service.

Skills

Experience of working with Children who are Looked After

Knowledge of Children Act 1989 and 2004

Understanding of Fostering Regulations

Ability to challenge practices

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

Overview

Homebased, Self Employed

£220 per review

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for an exciting and rare opportunity to support and develop foster parents?

The Independent Foster Parent Reviewing Officer (FPRO) will be an experienced self-employed independent social worker, overseen by Fostering People's Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Manager.

Are you interested in joining us and maintaining the very highest quality oversight of our foster parents' development to ensure they provide the best care for our children and young people?

About the role

Fostering People is a 4 times Outstanding Fostering Service since 2013 which places best practice at the centre of our work with Children and their Foster Parents.

As a FPRO you will undertake foster carer annual household reviews and produce high quality reports that contribute to the development of our foster parents and our fostering service.

In preparation for annual reviews, you will review and audit the quality of oversight from our fostering service and hear feedback from children, young people, and other professionals. As part of the role, you will undertake practice assurance and on occasion support the service with other duties where required.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• You will be a qualified social worker and have experience of working with Children who are Looked After and Fostering, as well as social work practice leadership.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Children Act 1989 and 2004, Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards, care planning legislation, reviewing officer regulations.
• Awareness of current national policy, evidence-based research, and best practice.
• Ability to be professionally curious and challenge foster parents, social workers and the agency and in a way that enhances the capacity to reflect and create change in practice and relationships with children in their care.

If you meet the required criteria and want to join a forward-thinking and progressive fostering agency, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Michael Mulvaney at

We are a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).