Senior Social Worker: Permanency & Kinship Specialist

Remedy Recruitment Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal consultant

London job access

Referral bonus

Double payrolls

Job summary

Remedy Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Social Work Practitioner for Shropshire Council to join the Social Care Team. The role includes working 37 hours per week with hybrid arrangements (1 day on-site every two weeks, and option for remote/office space).

The rate is 33.30 Umbrella with a 3-month duration and potential extension. You will support children to remain safe within their family networks, completing assessments and fostering strong relationship-based practice to achieve

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in kinship/connected persons fostering (Form K).
• Experience with SGO assessments and permanence planning.
• Experience with viability assessments and supporting foster carers.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills for court and panel.
• Confident in managing risk, safeguarding, and complex family dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Complete Form K assessments to assess connected persons as foster carers.
• Undertake viability assessments to inform early permanence planning.
• Carry out SGO assessments, including support plans and court reports.
• Provide regular supervision and support to approved kinship foster carers.
• Support carers to manage placement challenges, contact arrangements, and transitions to permanence.
• Work closely with children's social workers and multi-agency partners to ensure coordinated care planning.
• Ensure all work is child-centred, evidence‑based, and within statutory timescales.

Skills

Kinship/connected persons fostering

SGO assessments

Permanence planning

Viability assessments

Report writing

Risk management

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Social Work Practitioner for Shropshire Council to join the Social Care Team. The role includes working 37 hours per week with hybrid arrangements (1 day on-site every two weeks, and option for remote/office space).

The rate is 33.30 Umbrella with a 3-month duration and potential extension. You will support children to remain safe within their family networks, completing assessments and fostering strong relationship-based practice to achieve