Independent Form F Assessors - Foster Careline Foster Careline, part of Five Rivers Child Care, is a leading Social Enterprise that turns children’s lives around. Our Fostering service is committed to providing caring families to children who need them the most. Due to expansion, we seek to appoint Independent Form F Assessors to support our Fostering teams across the UK. We are particularly interested in those who can cover the Wirral area. You will support potential foster carers through the form f process and panel process, undertake competence-based Form F Assessments, work closely with other members of the Five Rivers Child Care Family Placement Service, return the completed Form F Assessment report and all supporting documentation to the company, complete the Form F Assessment within a timescale of between 12 -14 weeks and be submitted to Five Rivers Child Care for quality assurance process. Complete all amendments/follow ups requests once the Form F Assessment has been vetted by Five Rivers Child Care and before presentation to one of Foster Careline Fostering service panels and present the family to the fostering service panel once all documentation has been signed off. You will be paid up to £2,500 per assessment. Essential Criteria: • Recognised professional social work qualification. (DipSW or equivalent) • Must have HCPC registration • Knowledge of childcare legislation and other relevant legislation/initiatives about foster care. • Experience working within a fostering service • Experience in undertaking competence-based Form F Assessments • Willingness to work on a flexible basis, e.g. evenings and weekends. • Ability to produce high-quality written assessment reports. • Confidence and proficiency in presenting to Fostering Panels. • Clean driving license and own transport.Five Rivers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and a DBS check. For more information, please contact [email protected] or call 01722 435750 and press option 2 To view the role profile in full, please click apply. 20201013_Role Profile_ Form_F_Assessor.pdf