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Location: Castlecroft Business Centre, Dundee, DD4 8XD
Salary: £39,037 - £41,366 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
JMT Care Services is an independent fostering agency that provides high quality fostering and continuing care placements for children and young people through the JMT Fostering and JMT Young Adult Placement services. We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our small team. You will be based in our Dundee office, covering Dundee, Fife, Perth, and Angus. Induction, training, and team meetings take place in our Livingston office.
You will be involved in the recruitment, assessment, training, and supervision of foster carers. As a qualified Social Worker registered with the appropriate body, you will have recent experience of fostering or child care practice, including the recruitment and assessment of potential foster carers. A good knowledge of fostering regulations, child care law, and safeguarding issues is essential. You must have excellent communication skills and a commitment to high quality practice.
You will be joining a well-established and experienced team that has high expectations for their level of practice. You will be a good communicator and a skilled and self-motivated professional, with the ability to work flexibly, including travel across the country. As well as managing your caseload and supporting colleagues, you will be part of a duty rota to support the running of the service, both within and outside of normal office hours dealing with crisis and challenges. You will be involved in delivering bespoke training to prospective and existing foster carers. You will have a strong commitment to promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of children, along with an appreciation of the demands that come with working for a high quality fostering service in an increasingly competitive environment.
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