 Location: Barnardo's Parenting Capacity Assessment Service (PCAS), Lennoxtown Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.00 Salary: Starting Salary Circa - £27,814 - £33,358 Closing Date: 21 June 2021 Interview Date: tbc Barnardo's, East Dunbartonshire/Greater Glasgow
The Parenting Capacity Assessment Service will work across the whole of the East Dunbartonshire local authority area. The Service has developed an assessment framework that is applied over a 16 week period with the purpose of assisting the social work department in long term decision making for children, where there is a significant concern regarding the parents capacity to meet the child's/children's needs. We are looking to recruit a Project Worker with the following criteria to join our service:
Please see the attached role profile and additional information sheet . For an informal chat about this post, please contact Daljeet Dagon on 0141 243 2393. Please note application packs are NOT available on this number. They must be completed on the website. At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here  Location: Barnardo's Fostering & Adoption Wales Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Salary: £28,631 - £37,414 Closing Date: 20 June 2021 Interview Date: 2nd July 2021 Barnardo's Cymru Fostering Service has an exciting vacancy for a qualified and registered Social Worker to join its Fostering Service. You will be joining a team who embraces working in a creative, open and transparent manner with foster parents to provide children with placements in which they can thrive.
As a Social Worker you have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of Children, Young People and Families by:
Along with a Social Work qualification, you will have a passion and drive to make a positive difference to children and foster parents. The applicant will need to be able to participate in a "helpline" rota Out of Office hours. There is additional remuneration for providing this service. The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving license that enables them to drive in the UK and have use of a car and business use insurance. Barnardo's is, however, willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by other means. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work life balance we therefore offer flexible working arrangements as the role involves some evening/weekend working and travel with occasional overnight stays. This is a home-based position with regular travel and all geographical areas within Wales (and bordering Wales) will be considered. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here  Circa: £34,000 + inner London weighting (£3333) + £700 p.a on call allowance Location: London, City of London Department/Division: EDD03 Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 23 June 2021 Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role Action for Children Fostering South East, is one service, based on two sites. Our London office is in central London (WC2B 5DG). We also have a Kent service based in Ramsgate. We have foster carers in various and widespread areas of London and Kent. We are not a large service, but we are long established, and have committed, skilled and experienced foster carers who are able to provide stable, nurturing family homes for children and young people who for various reasons aren't able to be cared for in their birth families. Our children, young people and carers are supported and by a very experienced and skilled staff team. One of the strengths that our foster carers often comment on is that our service has a ‘family' feel to it. We are looking for an outstanding Fostering Social Worker who can support placements in the London and surrounding area, so flexibility to travel across this cluster as and when needed is imperative for this role. You will also have the opportunity to assess applicants to foster. During Covid times, we support agile / homeworking with the expectation to progress back into our office base in WC2B 5DG, when we can, with continued flexibility and a mix of home, office and travel to meet children and carers where they are. You will make a difference by:
You will need:
The way we work We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here. Rewards We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here. For safe and happy childhoods At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK. For any further questions about this role, please contact Lynsey.Munro@actionforchildren.org.uk in our recruitment team. It's vital for our services to be able to recruit and support adopters / Foster carers from a diverse range of backgrounds to reflect the children who need families. We therefore actively seek to replicate that diversity in our staff, and we positively welcome the wide breadth of experience, knowledge and understanding that this will bring to our services. Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased (East Midlands) Salary: Up to £37,290 p.a + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a.+ £750 Home Working Allowance p.a. Closing Date: 16/06/2021 Interview Date: 28/06/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits, and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Supervising Social Worker. The right candidate fror this role will be someone for whom quality of service is paramount and who shares our commitment to working in partnership with our children and foster carers. The majority of the caseload is in Northamptonshire so this would suit someone who lives within reasonable distance of Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes or West Bedfordshire. As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, we put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. As a Homebased Senior Supervising Social Worker, you will support and supervise the foster families and placements we have in the areas mentioned above remotely and in person when it’s safe to do so. The successful candidate will also need to evidence flexibility and have the willingness to travel to all areas associated with the TACT East Midlands region. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children and their foster carers in the development of our services. The ideal candidate for this Senior Supervising Social Worker role should have post qualifying experience in family placement work or other childcare settings as well as a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and child protection procedures. Main requirements:
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work England. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Out of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Wednesday 16th June 2021 Interviews: Monday 28th June 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here  Location: Barnardo's North West Fostering Service Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Salary: £39,358 - £50,040 (FTE) Closing Date: 4 June 2021 Interview Date: 14 June 2021 We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Operations Manager (Registered Manager) for our North West Fostering Service in the North West area.
Initial Specific Responsibilities
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased Salary: 24,300 p.a + £750 p.a. Home Working Allowance + £3,613 pa (If living in a London Borough) Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Closing Date: 24/05/2021 Interview Date: 02/06/2021 TACT is the largest fostering charity of its kind in the country. Formed in 1993, we now have over 500 carers, who look after over 600 children and young people. Our reputation and growth can be attributed to our strength in providing strong, resilient long-term placements. As a charity, not a shareholder-led profit-making business, we achieve this by investing all of our surplus income into service, staff, carer, and children's development.
TACT is seeking to recruit a Welsh speaking Enquiry Officer who will be the face of TACT to people who make contact by phone or by email that are interested in fostering. As our Welsh speaking Enquiry Officer you will be our front line ambassador for our organisation. As the country’s largest charity of our kind, we need an individual with the right personal attributes to do justice to this. The successful candidate will have:
Not everyone has the right to foster or adopt and it will be down to you to skilfully manage initial discussions with empathy and insight to quickly ascertain suitability. Having done so, you will then take information using a conversational and reassuring approach. This will ensure you form accurate judgments about applicant suitability, and the applicants themselves feel well informed, impressed by the customer service experience, and enthusiastic to begin their assessments as TACT carers. We are a ‘not for profit’ organisation, putting the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children. TACT offers an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. Closing: Midnight - Monday, 24th May 2021 Interviews: Wednesday, 2nd June 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased (covering South Coast area) Salary: £43,250 p.a. [£40,500 p.a. (Salary) + £1,500 p.a. (OOH allowance, upon starting on the rota) + £500 p.a. (Placement’s allowance, upon starting on the rota) + £750 p.a. (Homeworking allowance)] Closing Date: 25/05/2021 Interview Date: 03/06/2021 Hours: 35 hours per week Region to cover: South Coast (Hampshire, Poole, Dorset, Portsmouth areas)
TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced fostering Social Worker Manager to lead the development of the South Coast team. This role will hold responsibility for supervision of staff and a small number of carers in this area and will support the Area Manager to further grow and develop this service. This post will cover the Hampshire, Poole, Dorset, Portsmouth areas. This is an excellent opportunity of career progression for and experienced Social Worker. The Homebased Fostering Deputy Area Manager must be Social Work England registered and have a BA, Masters or DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualification. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this post and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf. Main requirements:
Working from Home TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. You will be regularly required to attend meetings in the South Coast area. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children. TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Closing: Tuesday, 25th May 2021 Interviews: Thursday, 6th June 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents  Location: Homebased (Bristol) Salary: £33,561 p.a. (pro rata) + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a (pro rata) + £750 Home Working Allowance p.a (pro rata) Hours: 21 Hours Per Week Closing Date: 06/06/2021 Interview Date: 17/06/2021 One Year Fixed Term Contract - Maternity Cover
21 Hours Per Week - (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits, and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. We are inviting applications from Social Workers located in the Bristol area who are interested in a Senior Supervising Social Worker role for whom quality of service is paramount and share our commitment to working in partnership with our children and foster carers. You would be joining a service rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted. As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, we put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. As a Homebased Senior Supervising Social Worker, you will support and supervise the foster families and placements we have in Bristol, remotely and in person when it’s safe to do so. The successful candidate will also need to evidence flexibility and have the willingness to travel to other areas associated with the TACT Bristol region. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children and their foster carers in the development of our services. The ideal candidate for this Senior Supervising Social Worker role should have post qualifying experience in family placement work or other childcare settings as well as a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and child protection procedures. Main requirements:
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work England. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Out of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an pro rata out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Midnight - Sunday, 6th June 2021 Interviews: Thursday, 17th June 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here  Location: Fostering Chelmsford Contract Type: Zero Hours Salary: Salary £10.85 per hour Specific Hours: Variable hours Closing Date: 28 May 2021 About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future. St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home. We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong. We hope to attract application from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities. About the Role We are looking to recruit a Fostering Support Worker (Bank) working closely with the supervising social workers, local authorities and other professionals to support foster placements. The role will involve:
Applicants should have:
Recruitment Process At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description for this role and more detail about what will be required, please click here. For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment@stchris.org.uk Closing Date: 28.05.21 Interview Date: 16.06.21 We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes. Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased (East Midlands) Salary: £33,561 p.a + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a.+ £750 Home Working Allowance p.a. Closing Date: 06/06/2021 Interview Date: 17/06/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits, and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. We are inviting applications from Social Workers located in Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes & West Bedfordshire who are interested in a Senior Supervising Social Worker role for whom quality of service is paramount and share our commitment to working in partnership with our children and foster carers. As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, we put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. As a Homebased Senior Supervising Social Worker, you will support and supervise the foster families and placements we have in Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and West Bedfordshire, remotely and in person when it’s safe to do so. The successful candidate will also need to evidence flexibility and have the willingness to travel to other areas associated with the TACT East Midlands region. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children and their foster carers in the development of our services. The ideal candidate for this Senior Supervising Social Worker role should have post qualifying experience in family placement work or other childcare settings as well as a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and child protection procedures. Main requirements:
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work England. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Out of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Midnight - Sunday, 6th June 2021 Interviews: Thursday 17th June 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here |
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