Social Worker - Fostering Kinship Assessment Service

Liquid Personnel; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dedicated Children's Social Worker for the Fostering Kinship Assessment Service in Merseyside. The role involves assessing foster carers and ensuring stable placements for children. Applicants should have a Social Work degree and relevant experience, with a pay rate of £35 per hour.

Benefits

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Free access to training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant support

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration required.
• Post-qualified experience necessary.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Complete Form C Assessments with precision.
• Manage a diverse and complex caseload.
• Ensure compliance with fostering regulations.

Skills

Creativity

Motivation

Passion

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Job Title: Children's Social Worker - Fostering Kinship Assessment Service
Location: Merseyside
Pay Rate: £ 35/per hour
Contract: Until October 2025 (Full commitment required)
Working Hours: Minimum 3 days on-site per week, 2 days from home.

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Children's Social Worker to join our client's Fostering Kinship Assessment Service. We are looking for a dedicated professional who brings creativity, motivation, and passion to deliver excellent services and improve outcomes for children and young people. Your expertise will be crucial in making effective decisions in recruiting and assessing foster carers, ensuring we provide the best stable placements for our children.

Responsibilities:

• Complete Form C Assessments with precision and care
• Manage a diverse and complex caseload, always prioritizing the child's needs
• Utilize your knowledge and expertise to make informed decisions in the recruitment and assessment of foster carers
• Ensure compliance with all fostering regulations, legislation, and statutory guidance
• Work collaboratively with a team to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people

Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have post-qualified experience.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New 'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid's exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• "Refer a Friend" bonus - get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• "Find your own job" bonus - get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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