An exciting job role has recently become available at Borth & Mid Devon. They are looking for a new member for their Fostering Team.
As someone who knows what good foster care looks like, you will be responsible for ensuring high quality and timely assessments to provide high quality carers for our most vulnerable children in Devon. You will be working in a fast paced and supportive environment.
Responsibilities include:
1. Foster carer supervisions and ongoing support to carers.
2. Completion of high-quality carer annual reviews.
3. Unannounced visits to foster carers.
4. Attendance at meetings as required (eg. child in care reviews, risk assessment meetings etc).
5. Presenting to fostering panel as required.
6. Facilitating foster carer support groups.
7. Close work with childcare teams and other professionals to ensure safety and wellbeing of children
About you:
8. Like us, you’ll be passionate about improving children’s life chances. As an experienced qualified social worker with energy and enthusiasm, you will be able to demonstrate success in the managing of complex situations. You will be committed to reflective practice and know how to energise, motivate and challenge practitioners. You will have an ability to work to deadlines in a fast paced and supportive environment. We are looking for people who are strong in partnership working, think creatively and are ready to try new things.
9. Knowledge of Eclipse computer system is an advantage – strong IT skills a must.
10. Full-clean license and access to a car – ability to travel as required.
11. Qualified social worker with up to date professional registration
Please note, travel and accommodation allowance is NOT available for this role.
What we are looking for in a Social Worker:
12. Social Work England registration
13. Eligible to work in the UK
14. Hold a full UK licence
15. Post-qualified experience
16. Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Why Liquid Personnel?
17. New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
18. Twice weekly payroll
19. Free DBS and compliance service
20. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
21. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
22. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
23. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
24. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
25. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *