Qualified Social Worker | Connected Carers

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Are you a welcoming and friendly individual who is looking for a stable and experienced team within a Fostering Service?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Rochdale Council's Family and Friends Connected Carers Team. This is a full time role, offering a fantastic pay rate of £35 per hour.

This is an exciting time to be joining the service as we have launched Mockingbird and No Wrong Door and are underway with plans to train all fostering staff and foster carers in Secure Base model and all social workers in the Fostering Service in Dyadic Developmental Practice and Psychotherapy level 1.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available
• Access to 100's of discounts through the Happi App
• Access to free healthcare and financial advice

Responsibilities:

• Will have a proven background in safeguarding children and working with families and have excellent assessment skills, keeping the child's needs central.
• Will have a passion for safeguarding children and understanding of fostering legislation, as well as an ability to work with partner agencies is essential.
• Will have direct experience of completing assessments with families, supporting and supervising connected foster carers is essential.

• Will have a proven background in safeguarding children and working with families and have excellent assessment skills, keeping the child's needs central.
• Will have a passion for safeguarding children and understanding of fostering legislation, as well as an ability to work with partner agencies is essential.
• Will have direct experience of completing fostering assessments with families, supporting and supervising connected foster carers is essential.
• You will be welcomed into a friendly, stable and experienced team of social workers within the fostering service. We are looking for an additional social worker due to an increased amount of work on the team.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Current registration with Social Work England
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Children

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.