Kinship Assessment Social Worker

Middlesbrough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Middlesbrough Council in Middlesbrough is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Kinship Assessment – Fostering Service.

You will assess and train prospective Kinship carers, attend eligibility panels, and prepare court submissions, working alongside other professionals to support looked after children.

Qualifications

• Experience of completing complex family assessments would be essential.
• Ability to work with children looked after and related professionals to secure permanence.
• Strong assessment and report-writing skills required for kinship carers.

Responsibilities

• Assess and train prospective Kinship carers using Form K templates.
• Attend panels for approval and submit assessments to court.
• Collaborate with social workers and partners to support children and carers.

Skills

Social Work

Assessment

Multi-agency collaboration

Court submissions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Tools

Coram BAAF Form K

Job description

The role

We have an exciting role on offer within our Kinship Assessment – Fostering Service as a Social worker.

The role

We have an exciting role on offer within our Kinship Assessment – Fostering Service as a Social worker.

The Fostering Service in Middlesbrough has an exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced Social Worker as part of the Kinship Assessment Team.

Social workers within the Kinship Assessment Team have the responsibility of assessing, and training prospective Kinship carers and attending panel for approval and submitting their assessments to court.

To help us recruit social workers who are committed to working in Middlesbrough we are currently offering a 15% supplement to social work salaries. This additional 15% will be reviewed at the end of March 2027.

You will work alongside the child’s social worker and other professionals to respond to enquiries and complete home visits, assessing a candidates suitability as Kinship carers, using Coram BAAF Form K and associated templates. Experience of completing complex family assessments would be essential. As a creative, resilient, and responsible member of our team, you will be helping to create happy homes for children, young people, and their carer’s.

As part of this we work closely with social workers for our children who are Looked After. Along with our colleagues we have a responsibility for securing permanence for children with plans of adoptions, long-term fostering, and special guardianship orders.

They work closely with partners as corporate parents to support children to develop their life skills, achieve to their full potential and work towards their aspirations. This is an exciting time of change within the service which is both rewarding and challenging.

If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.