Job Opportunity with Action for Children: Fostering Social Worker

Location: Hybrid – Horfield Bristol - with travel around the Southwest

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum
Plus £700 on call allowance and Homeworkers allowance.

Contract: Fixed Term until June 2026.
Hours: Part- time 22.5hrs per week


Closing Date: Midnight on Thursday 17th of July 2025.

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A Bit about the Service: 

Our three linked services, Fostering Southwest, Fostering Southwest Peninsula and Family Breaks Devon provide high quality foster families to vulnerable children and young people working closely with nearby Action for Children Services. 

We offer the highest standard of care-providing carers with excellent training, supervision, and support to achieve the best outcomes for the young people we look after.  We strive to provide a good quality of care, always ensuring the young people are the centre of our approach.

A bit about the role:

We are looking for an outstanding Fostering Social Worker who can support placements in the Southwest of England, You will have a small case load of 3-4 families.

How you'll help to create brighter futures. 

• Providing professional supervision and developmental support, including advice and guidance to fostering families and working with other professionals where appropriate.
• Completing complex assessments of applicants to foster, making appropriate recommendations, to ensure the best outcome for children, young people, and families.
• Supporting fostering families to look after children and young people who have experienced trauma, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to enable them to undertake this complex task within a family home environment, undertaking fostering reviews, providing high quality, analytical reports and presenting to Panel where appropriate, ensuring that children are receiving the best service possible.
• Being accountable for ensuring statutory compliance and meet regulatory body requirements regarding registration.
• Enthusiasm for learning and self-development, for yourself as a reflective practitioner, and in support of our carer training.

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