Qualified Social Worker | Fostering

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 Bury Council's Connected Carers Fostering Team. This is a full time role, offering a fantastic pay rate of £35 per hour.

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:

• Candidates will be dealing with complex assessments.
• Relatives and friends can ask to be assessed and approved as foster carers (for that child).
• If the child needs to be placed straight away and there is not time for a full assessment, the relative (or other connected person) can sometimes be approved as a temporary foster carer.
• You will be involved in securing plans of permanency for children and contribute to the wider offer for our cared for children.
• You will be involved in multi-agency working and work closely with the cared for children's team.
• You will have experience and extensive knowledge in the Fostering Minimum standards and The Fostering Regulation Services (England) 2011.
• You will be a part of an exciting team and will play a wider part of offering support, supervision and training to the whole of the foster carers, alongside your own caseload.
• This rewarding role will be helping to make sure our children and young people experience foster carers who are best placed to meet their care needs and with carers.
• You will have the right values, and enthusiasm for relationship strengths-based social work with children and families.

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.