Social Worker Kinship & Post Order Support

Frontier Consulting; Chatham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England seeks a dedicated Social Worker to join the Kinship and Post Order Support Team in Chatham. The role involves working with connected carers and developing support frameworks for Special Guardians, including undertaking court-directed assessments. Candidates should have experience in a kinship carers environment and a commitment to improving children's lives. Opportunities for professional growth and benefits such as annual leave and flexible working are included.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme package

Access to training and development qualifications

Flexible working scheme

Employee discount scheme for retailers

Qualifications

• Experience working within a kinship carers team.
• Good knowledge of social work practices.
• Passionate about improving lives and opportunities for children.

Responsibilities

• Work with connected carers and applicants for special guardianship.
• Develop support plans and services for Special Guardians.
• Conduct court directed assessments when alternative care plans are considered.

Skills

Child-focused social work

Assessment work

Teamwork

Dynamism in managing case load

Job description

Salary : Up to £44,946 per annum (inclusive of market allowance) + annual retention payment

Job Introduction

A vacancy has arisen for a Social Worker to join the Kinship and Post Order Support Team. This is an exciting time to join the team and we are seeking a child focused social worker to join us in our improvement journey.

The successful applicant will work with connected carers and special guardianship applicants with an emphasis on assessment work, developing support plans as well as developing our support services for Special Guardians.

A large proportion of the work within the team is undertaking court directed assessments of friends and families when alternative care plans are being considered for children. This is an exciting yet challenging and complex area of social work. We are looking for experienced professionals who have good knowledge of working within a kinship carers team, a professional who has dynamism to manage a varied case load.

If you are passionate and committed to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people and can ensure that children are at the centre of the work that you do; then we would like to hear from you.

In return we offer you

• Essential Car User allowance or access to a lease car
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counseling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers

Our organisation

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in