Social Worker - Kinship Assessment Team

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in England seeks a dedicated Kinship Social Worker to join their Kinship Assessment Team. This full-time role involves assessing prospective Kinship carers and ensuring compliance with legislation and national standards. Our mission is to support children in family settings while working closely with various local services. The position offers professional development and a supportive team environment, with a focus on building strong relationships with families and stakeholders.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration required.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Ability to assess prospective Kinship carers.

Responsibilities

• Assess prospective Kinship carers and Special Guardians.
• Attend key meetings and manage own caseload.
• Collaborate with local services including Health and Education.

Skills

Social Work qualification

Ability to work under pressure

Effective communication

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Job description

About the Team

Warwickshire County Council is seeking skilled Social Workers to join their Kinship Assessment Team. If you're passionate about helping children remain within their extended families when they can’t live with birth parents, this is an ideal opportunity.

Kinship is a specialist team within our broader fostering service, focusing on assessment of kinship foster carers and Special Guardians. We are a dedicated team, passionate about improving the lives of our children and young people and ensuring Kinship carers receive the support and recognition they deserve.

We are seeking social workers to assess prospective Kinship carers and Special Guardians. Your role will involve attending key meetings such as All About Me Reviews, legal planning meetings and fostering panel. You will need to manage your own caseload, ensuring compliance with legislation, policy, and national standards.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role

We are recruiting for the role of Kinship Social Worker in our Kinship Assessment Team covering Warwickshire and at times out of county, full‑time, fixed term on 12 months basis.

1. Supportive Environment: The Kinship Team is known for its nurturing and supportive management. You’ll be part of a team that values collaboration and mutual support, ensuring you have the resources and guidance needed to excel in your role.
2. Professional Development: There are ample opportunities for career growth and professional development. The team encourages innovation and continuous learning, helping you expand your skills and knowledge in social work. There will be times where you may be asked to take on additional tasks across the fostering service.
3. Impactful Work: Working in the Kinship Team allows you to make a real difference in the lives of children and families. You’ll be directly involved in shaping children’s futures.
4. Flexible Working Arrangements: The role offers partial home working and flexible working arrangements, allowing you to maintain a healthy work‑life balance, with the commitment of 2 days working from the office.
5. Comprehensive Support: The team has access to Meadows Psychology Service who offer consultations to staff and foster carers. This comprehensive support system ensures that you can provide the best care and support to kinship carers.
6. The role is to assess Kinship carers and determine suitability, there will be close working with Children’s teams and legal.

Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure

Key Requirements

• Work is fast paced and short term
• Opportunities for Court work
• Evening and Weekends work will be required
• The contract is Agile

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specifications below:

• Year 2 Social Worker - Grade K
• Year 3 Senior Social Worker - Grade L

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Stacey McEnery on [e-mail]

Closing Date: 19th January 2026

Interview Date: 27th January 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more