Qualified Social Worker | Fostering

Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work?

Do you want to work for a Local Authority that offers rapid career progression?

Yes?

Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Workers to join Oldham Council's Fostering Team.

They are a newly improved Local Authority who have invested in more teams across a range of service areas to ensure they continue being the most diverse community within Greater Manchester. They are a Local Authority who will develop and reward your expertise therefore will provide you with a range of support access, continuous professional development and training and development opportunities.

You can expect a fantastic salary of:

QSW - £36,648 - £40,221

Benefits:

• Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment
• Free town centre parking
• Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile
• Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
• Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service
• Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
• Discounted gym membership
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
• Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
• Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
• Staff recognition and celebration events
• A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager
• A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• Clear progression pathways
• Oldham offers a development pathway for Advanced Practitioners, which includes a point of competence recognition and approval to authorise elements of our service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Providing ongoing support and supervision to foster carers and their families.

• Maintaining detailed records of children and young people's progress.

• Attending meetings, child care statutory reviews, and care planning meetings.

• Collaborating with foster parents and social workers to manage contact between children and their birth families.

Requirements:

• Social Work Qualification or equivalent
• Social Work England registered
• Enhanced DBS

For more information or confidential discussion, please call Hannah on ##### ##### 775.

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.