Job Description

Liquid Personnel is seeking a committed and experienced Fostering Social Worker to join its client's team in Shropshire for a 3-month maternity cover. This role is ideal for a practitioner who enjoys working independently across a large geographical area while remaining an integral part of a supportive fostering service.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Supervision & Support: Provide high-quality supervision and support to a caseload of foster carers, ensuring they provide a safe and nurturing environment for children.
• Safeguarding: Monitor the welfare of children in placement, ensuring all fostering standards and safeguarding regulations are strictly met.
• Annual Reviews: Conduct robust annual reviews of foster carers to evaluate their practice and identify any further training or support needs.
• Form F Assessments: Contribute to the assessment and preparation of prospective foster carers as required.
• Training & Development: Facilitate or support foster carer training and practice meetings to promote continuous professional development.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and purposeful case records in line with statutory fostering regulations.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working: This role offers a high degree of flexibility with the ability to work from home (WFH) for the majority of the time.
• Office/Team Attendance: You will be required to attend the office for team meetings and practice meetings, which typically occur 2 to 3 times per month.
• Contract Length: This is a 3-month temporary contract to cover maternity leave.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration and a recognized social work qualification (CQSW, DipSW, or Degree).
• Fostering Experience: Proven experience within a fostering team, including a strong understanding of the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards.
• Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential, as you will be required to travel across the whole of Shropshire.
• Self-Management: The ability to manage a workload independently while working remotely.

Our Commitment:

• Safeguarding: Shropshire is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Supportive Culture: Even when working remotely, you will have access to regular practice meetings and team support.
• Equality: We are an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity in our workforce and the families we support.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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