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Two posts | Social Workers | 7610 | permanent contracts | 37 hours per week | £38,626 to £40,476 per annum | Grade J | Countywide
Are you passionate about placing our In Care Children in safe, secure, caring and stimulating fostering homes? Are you passionate about permanence and have energy, enthusiasm, and experiences of in-care children and fostering?
We are excited to have two Social Worker vacancies within our highly sought after Norfolk Fostering Service.
The first vacancy is for a Level Two Fostering Recruitment Social Worker, who will assess applicants wishing to become Foster Carers, supporting them through the assessment and training process to their approval. This role may also include the assessment of and ongoing support to Private Fostering arrangements.
The second vacancy is for a Level Two Enhanced Fostering Social Worker, who will work closely alongside children's networks to enable children to step down from residential care back into family life.
Please state in your application which of the roles you are interested in.
Fostering Recruitment Social Worker
Our aim is to recruit and assess new applicants and agency Foster Carers wishing to transfer to Norfolk Fostering Service. We need a Social Worker who will be an advocate and able to promote Norfolk Fostering Service within our community.
You will need to have good written, assessment, and analytical skills, must have experience of safeguarding and working with children in care, and some understanding of their issues. You must be able to work efficiently and to a high standard to produce and present CoramBAAF, Form F, Fostering Assessments to our Norfolk Fostering panel.
Occasional evenings and weekends will be required. Hybrid working is a key feature of this role, mainly working from home and occasional office visits. We ask that candidates have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Enhanced Fostering Social Worker
We are pleased to announce the opening for a Social Worker position within the Enhanced Fostering Team of the Norfolk Fostering Service. This team is dedicated to transitioning young people from residential homes to foster family care.
Role Overview
In this role, you will perform the general duties of a Social Worker with a specialised focus. You will be responsible for developing, supporting, and expanding the countywide enhanced fostering team.
Key Responsibilities
1. Identify, support, and assist Foster Carers interested in providing this type of care.
2. Aid in the development of carers alongside their supervising social worker within the fostering service.
3. Coordinate services and provide support as part of a holistic, close-knit team around the child.
Target Group: Children and young people requiring therapeutic foster care often have histories of care breakdowns, unsuccessful foster care experience, or disrupted adoption experience.
Qualifications And Experience
1. Qualified, experienced Social Worker with HCPC registration.
2. Experience in direct work with children and families.
3. Experience supporting children and their networks with transitions between homes/foster families.
4. Demonstrated experience in a social worker role and personal motivation.
For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact Julie Brooks, Enhanced Fostering, Duty and Supporting Resilience Team Manager, at 01603 306651.
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Health and Wellbeing services
* Flexible working opportunities
* Financial benefits
We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 26 February 2025
All other applicants closing date: 05 March 2025
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