Social Worker - Fostering Assessments Coordinator

Hoop Social Work; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 99,187,000 - 106,075,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PAYE or Umbrella payroll

Twice-weekly payroll

Welsh-speaking consultant

DBS & compliance support

Job summary

Hoop Social Work in Monmouthshire is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the fostering service in Usk, working on a hybrid basis. You will coordinate fostering assessments, ensure progress within timescales, and quality assure work completed by internal and independent assessors.

The role requires extensive fostering experience, UK registration, enhanced DBS, and driving licence; 4 days per week with hybrid working arrangements and umbrella payroll options are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in fostering and fostering assessments.
• Experience coordinating assessments across internal and independent assessors.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Allocating Form F and Form K assessments, alongside Letters of Instruction.
• Overseeing assessment progress and ensuring key timescales are met.
• Liaising regularly with independent fostering assessors.
• Tracking assessment progress, quality and completion.
• Leading and quality assuring fostering assessments.
• Ensuring consistency, quality and compliance across assessments.
• Providing constructive feedback and support to assessors.
• Identifying any issues or delays and helping to ensure these are addressed promptly.

Skills

Fostering experience

Assessment coordination

Quality assurance

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Social Work degree/qualification

Job description

Social Worker – Fostering Assessment Coordinator

Location: Usk, Monmouthshire
Working Pattern: 4 days per week | Hybrid working
Rate: £38.43 per hour Umbrella
Contract: Temporary

About the Role

Hoop Social Work are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join Monmouthshire Social Services, based in Usk, working within their fostering service.

This is a specialist role for a Social Worker with significant experience of fostering and undertaking fostering assessments, who can coordinate and quality assure assessments completed by both internal and independent assessors.

Working 4 days per week on a hybrid basis, you will play an important role in ensuring fostering assessments progress within the required timescales and meet the appropriate quality and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Allocating Form F and Form K assessments, alongside Letters of Instruction
• Overseeing assessment progress and ensuring key timescales are met
• Liaising regularly with independent fostering assessors
• Tracking assessment progress, quality and completion
• Leading and quality assuring fostering assessments
• Ensuring consistency, quality and compliance across assessments
• Providing constructive feedback and support to assessors
• Identifying any issues or delays and helping to ensure these are addressed promptly

About You

You will need to be an experienced Social Worker with a strong background in fostering and fostering assessments. This is a role where your knowledge and experience will be particularly important, so previous experience undertaking and/or quality assuring fostering assessments is essential.

To apply, you will need:

• A minimum of 6 months' experience working in the UK as a registered Social Worker
• A recognised Social Work qualification
• Current registration with Social Care Wales or Social Work England
• An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or be happy to apply for a new DBS
• 3 years of satisfactory referencing
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Why Register with Hoop Social Work?

• 20+ years' experience in the social work market
• A local specialist agency based in Cardiff, with roles across South Wales, West Wales and South West England
• Exclusive roles and early access to new opportunities
• A Welsh-speaking consultant if you'd prefer to discuss your job search in Welsh
• PAYE or Umbrella payroll options – whichever suits you best
• Twice-weekly payroll
• A dedicated consultant as your main point of contact, with wider team support when needed
• We actively supply every Local Authority across South and West Wales, as well as clients across South West England
• £200 Love2Shop voucher for every successful friend or colleague you refer
• Wellbeing sessions and thoughtful extras, including birthday gifts
• DBS and compliance support to make the process as smooth and straightforward as possible

Interested?

If you're an experienced fostering Social Worker looking for a specialist role with a good balance of home and office working.