- To provide support and supervision to kinship foster carers to assist them in providing excellent care to children
- To work closely with staff within the service and social work teams to effectively match children to families
- To assess and provide training/ development opportunities to foster carers
- To prepare high quality, accurate and thorough reports for a variety of purposes e.g. presentation in legal proceedings, LADO consultations, planning meetings, children’s reviews, fostering and adoption panels
- To carry out an annual review of foster families
- To contribute to the development of the fostering service
- Be willing to work flexibly including evening work, when required
- Ensure children in care are safeguarded and relevant procedures are followed if an allegation/ concern is raised against a foster carer
- Ensure that children’s care and development needs are met within their foster homes
- Manage and appropriately prioritise tasks within an allocated workload
- To assess the need for resources to support a foster care in meeting the needs of any children placed including the identification of risk to children and young people, assess their need for protection, and determine the best method of intervention, ensuring that the Team Manager is consulted/advised throughout the case progression
- Be part of the duty rota - undertake tasks in the absence of the allocated worker/ responding to SGO enquiries.
Back to searchQualified Social Worker, Fostering Team
The Talent Crowd
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 19 days
Wigan, Lancashire WN5 0RA
£28,000 - £33,600 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Talent Crowd is seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join a Fostering Team in Wigan, offering a pay rate of up to £35 per hour.
- This part-time role requires 18.5 hours of work per week and involves supporting and supervising kinship foster carers.
- Key responsibilities include assessing and training foster carers, preparing comprehensive reports, and conducting annual reviews of foster families.
- Candidates should have relevant experience in social work and be willing to work flexibly, including evenings when necessary.
- The position emphasizes safeguarding children in care and effectively managing an allocated workload.
