Kinship & Fostering Social Worker – Flexible Role

Sefton; Nottingham; Vor Ort; GBP 43.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

£2,000 market supplement

Zusammenfassung

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking social workers for its Kinship Assessment team within the fostering service. The role covers viability assessments of family and friends, Regulation 24 assessments for temporary foster care, full Kinship/SGO assessments and occasional step-parent adoption assessments.

We value candidates with court-related experience, strong child and family assessments, and the ability to meet deadlines while working collaboratively.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with SWE and post-qualifying safeguarding experience.
• Experience of undertaking court related work and handling child and family assessments.
• Able to meet deadlines and manage competing workloads.
• Open and transparent with families; good team player.

Aufgaben

• Undertake viability assessments of family and friends for Kinship arrangements.
• Carry out Regulation 24 assessments to assess suitability for temporary foster care.
• Conduct Kinship/SGO assessments and occasional step-parent adoption assessments.
• Work to court deadlines and maintain high quality safeguarding practice.

Kenntnisse

Court experience

Child and family assessments

Time management

Team player

Deadline oriented

Ausbildung

SWE registered Social Worker

Jobbeschreibung

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking social workers for its Kinship Assessment team within the fostering service. The role covers viability assessments of family and friends, Regulation 24 assessments for temporary foster care, full Kinship/SGO assessments and occasional step-parent adoption assessments.

We value candidates with court-related experience, strong child and family assessments, and the ability to meet deadlines while working collaboratively.