Qualified Social Worker

Qualified Social Worker
Fostering
Location: Merseyside
Pay rate:  £35 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join an Fostering Team in the north west. As part of this dedicated Fostering Team.  You will be working in a busy and supportive team who Recruit, assess, prepare and train prospective carers, prospective adopters to meet the specific needs of children in accordance with legal requirements and guidance.

Undertake assessments of prospective carers through individual visits, preparation training and completion of reports and presentation of cases to appropriate panels.
Provide prompt and responsive support to carers and prospective adopters; participate in the regular review of family placements, agree the purpose and tasks of placements and the roles and responsibilities of all parties. Assist carers to make suitable arrangements to facilitate contact between the child/young person and their birth families.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• 4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.
• Provide supervision and support to foster carers, ensuring the well-being and safety of children in their care.
•  Conduct regular home visits and assessments to monitor the quality of care provided by foster families.
•  Collaborate with local authority child care teams to coordinate services and support for foster placements.
•  Maintain accurate records and documentation related to foster care.
•  Participate in team meetings and training sessions.  
• Advocate for the best interests of children and promote their emotional, physical, and educational development.
• Ensure compliance with fostering regulations, legislation, and National Minimum Standards.
• Support foster carers in managing challenging situations and providing a nurturing environment. Skills and Experience:
• Experienced social worker with a background in safeguarding and fostering.
• Strong working knowledge of fostering regulations and legislation.
• Ability to build positive relationships with foster carers and children.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to promoting the welfare of children and young people. We have a hybrid model of working with a minimum of two days working in the office.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

 
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Wigan, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Chester, Queensferry, Chester, Wrexham

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need. Child Protection, Fostering, adoption  Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.