NonStop Consulting
Nonstop’s Client in the East of England are looking to appoint a permanent, full-time, Social Worker to recruit, train, assess, supervise and support Foster Carers in their role of looking after children and young people.
Cases are capped at 6 Form Fs and the position offers hybrid working- you will be expected to be on site a minimum of 2 days a week.
The Fostering Service meet a diverse set of needs, from recruiting local authority carers through to supporting family and friend’s carers. The service is going through some exciting changes, which will provide ongoing opportunities and career development.
WORK MODEL
Hybrid Working
THE ROLE:
You will recruit, train, assess, supervise and support Foster Carers in their role of looking after children and young people.
Cases are capped at 6 Form F.
Ensuing the highest professional standards and a good overall knowledge of relevant children’s and fostering legislation, regulations and practice methods. Providing a supportive and efficient service to children, young people, their families and fostering families, ensuring that the needs of children and their parents and carers are professionally assessed.
You will be investigating, evaluating and analysing information on cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidence in conclusions and realistic action plans. As well as this, you will be required to develop practice which takes a holistic view of the individual, locating them in their immediate and extended social circles and having full regard to their overall development needs.
The position is hybrid working, and you will be expected to be on site a minimum of 2 days a week. There will be a face-to-face team meeting every other week on a Tuesday.
You will manage a caseload that is appropriate to your level of qualification and experience which could include the assessment, planning, implementation and review of social work plans.
You will be working directly with children, young people and their families and carers, taking into account their wishes and feelings and promoting child and family resilience, with the goal of reducing dependence on services and achieving better outcomes for children.
BENEFITS:
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- Flexible working
- 25 days annual leave
- Salary car sacrifice scheme
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to a benefits portal that provides access to wellbeing support and a range of salary sacrifice schemes to help spread the cost of items including bicycles, cars, electronics and gym membership.
- A team with strong relationships, that is friendly and supportive
- A Leadership Team that has committed to drive the transformation journey of the service and who care about the job you do and the families you support
- An ethos to reduce the demand for Social Work intervention by strengthening our early intervention input
- A strong and varied learning and professional development programme
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will have:
- Recognised professional Social Work Qualification and are registered as a social worker with Social Work England.
- Successfully completed the ASYE programme or have equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Knowledge of statutory and regulatory frameworks relevant to children’s care services and have 2 years post-qualified experience within Fostering
HOW TO APPLY:
Telephone interviews will take place as and when strong candidates become available. If you’re interested don’t delay and send across your CV today to [email protected]
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If this role is not quite right for you but you would like to have a conversation about other roles please contact 02079402100 and ask for Michelle, as we specialise in Health & Social Care recruitment across the UK
