Children's Social Worker - Fostering
Staffordshire County Council, Broadeye, Stafford
Children's Social Worker - Fostering
£42708
Staffordshire County Council, Broadeye, Stafford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 9 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: cc5452b112144bdd9b287e824487229f
Full Job Description
- undertake regular supervision, support, and unannounced visits to a variety of approved Foster Carers. This will include Mainstream Carers and Family and Friend's Foster Carers.
- undertake fostering assessments in relation to changes of approval, Special Guardianship Orders, long-term fostering assessments, approved support carer assessments and foster carer annual reviews.
- maintain excellent working relationships with the children's teams and other professionals to ensure good outcomes for the children and young people in our care. We have a commitment to the stability of placements, safeguarding children and promoting capacity to provide sufficient placements to meet the needs of children and young people.
- a qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience, with an understanding and / or experience of working in fostering
- registered with Social Work England.
- have a current UK driving licence and vehicle. Above all, you will bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it's safe to do so.
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
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