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Children's Social Worker

The Talent Crowd

Posted 7 days ago, valid for 21 days

Wigan, Lancashire WN5 0RA

£35 per hour

Full Time

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The Talent Crowd is seeking a Children’s Social Worker for a Fostering Team in Wigan with a pay rate of £35 per hour.
The role involves supporting, supervising, and training foster carers, managing caseloads of 21-24 fostering households.
Responsibilities include recruitment, assessment, and approval of foster carers, as well as conducting connected assessments.
Candidates should have experience in social work, although the specific number of years required is not mentioned.
For more information, applicants can contact Molly Rylance via phone or email.

Pay rate, £35 per hourThe Talent Crowd are recruiting for a Children’s Social Worker within a Fostering Team in Wigan. The Fostering Service aims to provide high quality Foster Care placements where each child will have stability, secure and a warm, safe nurturing environment in which they can develop and thrive.There are three areas of responsibility:Support, Supervision and Training of Foster CarersSupervising Social Workers hold caseloads of 21-24 fostering households (25-40 children in placement)Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Recruited Foster Carers and Supported Lodging HostsAssessing social worker hold responsibility for virtual recruitment, robust telephone calls, initial visits, pre-approval training, 4-6 fostering assessments and 1-5 newly approved carers.Assessment and Approval of Connected Foster Carers Foster Carers and Special GuardiansSocial Workers hold 4-6 full connected assessments; 3-5 Viability/Regulation 24 assessments, 7 connected carer and temporary approved connected carer householdsPlease contact Molly Rylance on or email for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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