Mockingbird Liaison Worker

We have an exciting employment opportunity within the Fostering Service for a talented and experienced supervising social worker. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has partnered with The Fostering Network to deliver the Mockingbird Family Model. Mockingbird is an innovative extended family model which aims to improve the stability of fostering homes for children and strengthen the relationships between carers, children and young people, fostering services and birth families. The Liaison Worker will have a main role in the development of our first Mockingbird constellation which we aim to launch in October 2024.

This is a development role within the Fostering Service for a practitioner who can build great relationships and is passionate about resilient family networks for our children and young people. The Liaison Worker will work with key partners to develop a shared understanding of and commitment to the Mockingbird Model. They will work with families in the constellation to create an extended family community for children and young people. They will provide effective communication about the offer and work of the Mockingbird Constellation and ensure that the Fostering and social work teams work effectively with the constellation and Hub Carer.

In this newly created post you will join a stable team of highly experienced supervising and assessment social workers and advanced practitioners. We are looking for someone who is able to work under their own initiative as well as part of a collaborative team. You will be well organised and have the skills to put the Mockingbird model into practice with fidelity. You will be given opportunity to develop your skills and adopt different ways of working with foster carers in establishing the first Mockingbird hub for Blackburn with Darwen. This may include developing training courses and learning opportunities for both carers and professionals. The post requires some flexibility as it also includes evening and weekend working.

Be part of this ambitious project to deliver the highest quality of support for foster carers to our children and young people.