Job Description
Fostering Engagement Social Worker - Midlands and South West
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Fostering Engagement Social Worker to join our service in the Midlands and South West, to help develop our Fostering Service in the region in recruiting and assessing new Foster Carers and to support their professional development in their role.
The post holder will require creativity, flexibility, and the ability to travel within the service area to plan and deliver recruitment events to expand our Foster Carer capacity to provide high-quality foster placements for children.
As the Fostering Engagement Social Worker you will work with and be supervised by the Operations Manager for Service Development and the local Fostering Service Manager who will also support you to meet the aspirations we have to grow our service footprint across the region.
Working as the Fostering Engagement Social Worker you will have experience of working within a Fostering environment either with an IFA or in the Local Authority and a proven track record of completing Initial Home Visits for prospective applicants, and Form F Assessments within agreed timescales and presenting these at panel.
There are no case-holding responsibilities in this role as the Fostering Engagement Social Worker.
You will need to be able to evidence you have a flexible, creative, and dynamic approach to researching and facilitating a range of recruitment opportunities.
This is a great opportunity for someone who has the drive and ambition to provide more high-quality foster placements for children where we know that there is a shortfall of foster families and children who are in need of their care.
Five Rivers Child Care is a leading Social Enterprise supporting children and young people with a range of services which include foster homes located across England. By joining us, you will be part of a team wholly committed to our mission of ‘Turning children’s lives around’ and help children and young people who have experienced adversity to achieve their full potential.
We offer opportunities for your progression and further training within the organisation; we are proud to have our ethos accredited with a Gold Investors in People award. You will receive regular supervision and support.
As the Fostering Engagement Social Worker you will also receive:
1. Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)
2. Market related salary plus car allowance
3. Professional social work supervision provided by a manager
4. Competitive annual leave allowance
5. Career progression opportunities
6. Pension scheme and access to employee assistance program
7. Perkbox discount scheme membership
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 DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Five Rivers is an Investor in People and Equal Opportunities employer.
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