Qualified Social Worker, Kinship Team

Pertemps; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join their Kinship Team in Bolton. The role involves assessing and supporting Kinship carers and Special Guardians. The ideal candidate will have extensive post-qualification experience in child welfare and a relevant degree. This contract offers a pay rate of up to £37 per hour and operates under a hybrid working model. Please contact to explore this opportunity further.

Qualifications

• Post qualifying experience in working with and supporting kinship carers and Special Guardians.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments of Kinship Carers and Special Guardians.
• Provide ongoing supervision to ensure high quality care.
• Identify training needs to develop carers' skills.

Skills

Assessments of Kinship Carers

Supervision and support

Training and preparation facilitation

Child welfare advisement

Job description

Qualified Social Worker, Kinship Team

Pay rate to £37 per hour

Contract role

We are recruiting for an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work in a team in Bolton Council.

We are looking to recruit a Kinship Social worker to join our busy Kinship Team. To provide an effective and efficient social work service assessing, training, supporting and supervising Kinship carers and Special Guardians.

The candidate will have post qualifying experience in working with and supporting kinship carers and Special Guardians and have experience of the following:

• Undertake assessments of Kinship Carers and Special Guardians
• Undertake annual reviews and other reviews as required to evaluate and monitor the care of looked after children provided by Kinship carers
• Provide ongoing supervision and support to ensure the care of looked after children is of the highest quality
• Identify any support, training, and preparation to develop the skills of carers further
• Advising and assisting colleagues to place individual children with Kinship carers and substitute families
• Attend reviews, case conferences, strategy meetings and network meetings as and when required and to provide the appropriate advice, information, and support for such forums
• Organise Kinship fostering information and advisory service for both colleagues and members of the public.

We operate a hybrid working arrangement; however candidates must be able to be office based in Bolton or undertake visits to meet service needs.

Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:

• Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities

Let us help you take the next step in your career. Get in touch with me today to explore our exciting opportunities!

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