Member Job Opportunity - Action for Children - Fostering Social Worker (3684)

• Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (working 37 hours per week)
• Area: Yorkshire and Humber.
• Salary: £35,300 per annum plus £700 per annum on call allowance
• 7 weeks of annual leave (excluding bank holiday allowance)
• Closing Date: 21 May 2020

The role

We are looking for a Fostering Social Worker to join our small developing Fostering Service located in the Yorkshire and Humber Area. The role includes recruiting and assessing new applicants as well as supporting a caseload of foster carers.  This role will be mainly Monday to Friday during the day but there will be some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service. There is also an on-call rota which you will be required to undertake, 1 night in every 3/4 weeks.

We promote and support agile working with all our Fostering Social Workers to enable you to work with a manageable caseload. Fostering experience and knowledge of fostering regulations is essential for this position.  Part of the role is to develop and manage multi agency partnerships. This position also requires a good understanding of therapeutic parenting models.

Our team consists of Admin Support, Social Workers, and Referral Officers. We also work in partnership with Chrysalis psychology services who support us, and our therapeutic work with children and young people.

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