Fostering Kinship Assessment - Senior Social Worker £48, 711 - £51, 754 per annum (Salaries include market factor) Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee Essential Car User Allowance offered as additional allowance paid Do you aspire to work for an ‘Outstanding’ Local Authority? And can you peel back the layers? We are an experienced team of assessing and supervising social workers who strive to keep families together where possible. Kinship care is growing due to the understanding that children thrive within a familiar, safe environments. We undertake a number or Private and Public Law assessments such as viability assessment connected person assessment and special guardian assessments to ascertain the most appropriate order for the child and family. This is a senior social work role, the successful applicant, should be an experienced social worker who can undertake difficult and complex family dynamics and still keep the child in focus. They should have good assessment and analytical skills and able to produce a high standard of court work within court timescales. The role will also be an opportunity to support the development of newer staff members and supervise support staff. The senior social worker will deputise when the manager is on leave and offer support to the management team, with training, support and development to both staff and carers. Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups. We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including: Competitive rates of pay Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes Free on-site parking Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits. A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas. For any queries, please contact Gemma Laird gemma.lairdtelford.gov.uk or James Sharp james.sharptelford.gov.uk. Attached documents Fostering Service Senior Social Worker Job Description & Person Spec