Senior Kinship Support Worker

Wiltshire Council; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiltshire Council is recruiting a Senior Kinship Support Worker to assist kinship and foster carers and help children live in safe, stable family-based homes. The role involves supervising Kinship Support Workers, leading high-need cases, assessments and family support plans.

The ideal candidate will have kinship care knowledge, safeguarding experience and strong communication, IT and report-writing skills, with a commitment to outcomes and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of kinship care and safeguarding principles.
• Experience in assessment and developing family support plans.
• Strong communication, decision-making, IT and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support complex kinship families to achieve positive outcomes.
• Lead assessments and family support plans.
• Coordinate with schools and partner agencies to monitor progress and safeguarding.

Skills

Kinship care knowledge

Assessment skills

Safeguarding

Report writing

Education

Child care qualification

Job description

Temporary/Fixed term: Until 31 st March 2028

Our kinship and fostering service are looking for a senior kinship support worker. The Service recruits, assesses, and supports foster carers and kinship carers, helping children live in safe, stable family-based homes and achieve positive outcomes.

The Senior Kinship Support Worker will support complex kinship families to achieve positive outcomes while providing supervision, guidance and development support to Kinship Support Workers. The role involves managing high-need cases, leading assessments and family support plans, working closely with schools and partner agencies, monitoring performance and quality, safeguarding children, and helping ensure families receive timely and effective support.

The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications or significant experience supporting vulnerable children and families, with strong knowledge of kinship care, safeguarding and child development. They will be skilled in assessment, family support, multi-agency working and delivering positive outcomes, with excellent communication, decision-making, IT, and report-writing skills, and a commitment to inclusive practice and continuous professional development.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here .

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer - facing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.