Social Worker Home Finding Hub

The Methodist Church in Britain; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional fee reimbursement for SWE

Pension contributions

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing and volunteering days

Agile working

Vivup benefits

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is recruiting for an 18-month fixed-term social work post in the countywide Home Finding team. The role focuses on finding homes for children who cannot live with their birth parents or wider family, including leading on complex cases and supervising emergency duty foster carers.

Post-holders join the hub duty rota every other week and often work beyond 5.30pm, with agile working and a strong emphasis on safeguarding and timely placements.

Qualifications

• Professional social work qualification.
• Registration with Social Work England is required.
• A DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Find homes for children who cannot live with birth parents or family and friends.
• Take the lead on home finding for some more complex young people.
• Provide direct and group supervision to emergency duty foster carers.
• Join the hub duty rota every other week and support where necessary.
• Work in an agile way, often beyond 5.30pm, to find children homes.
• Work as part of a team of social workers, referral and placement officers.

Skills

Good communication

Restorative approach

Fluency in English (public)

Education

Professional social work qualification

Job description

This is an 18-month fixed-term social work post in the countywide Home Finding team at Warwickshire County Council, with a possible route to permanent. The work centres on finding homes for children who cannot live with birth parents or wider family, including taking the lead on some complex cases and supervising emergency duty foster carers. Post-holders join the hub duty rota every other week and often work beyond 5.30pm, with agile working. Social Work England registration and the fluency duty are both required.

What the job involves

• Find homes for children who cannot live with birth parents or family and friends
• Take the lead on home finding for some more complex young people
• Provide direct and group supervision to emergency duty foster carers
• Join the hub duty rota every other week and support where necessary
• Work in an agile way, often beyond 5.30pm, to find children homes
• Work as part of a team of social workers, referral and placement officers

What’s required

Qualifications

• Professional social work qualification

Registration & licences

• Social Work England registration

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication skills
• A restorative approach
• Ability to speak and give advice in accurate spoken English to the public (fluency duty)

Checks & eligibility

• Relevant Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

What’s offered

• Full reimbursement of the Social Work England annual fee
• Employer pension contribution typically around 19 percent
• Generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Volunteering and Wellbeing Day
• Supportive managers and a supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload
• Agile working
• Access to the Vivup benefits and discounts platform
• Refer a Friend package for some roles