About the Role:
We are seeking a qualified Social Worker to join our dedicated Kinship to Permanence Team at Shropshire Council.
Key Responsibilities:
- To contribute to the on-going, assessment, development and training of kinship foster carers to care for young people who are accommodated by the local authority, and to promote the necessary support needed to enable the kinship foster families to achieve permanence through SGO.
- To provide direct supervision and support to approved kinship foster carers in line with fostering legislation, attending, and supporting them in meetings such as CLA reviews, transition meetings, care planning meetings, PEP meetings and any other relevant fostering or CLA meetings related to the child.
- To undertake kinship fostering assessments (Form C/K), viability assessments when required, special guardianship assessments, and on occasion other assessments within appropriate time scales.
- To be reflective, restorative and practice with a therapeutic trauma informed approach.
- Plan and prioritise own workload, ensuring urgent deadlines are met.
- Participating in regular supervision or consultation with the team manager ensuring that they are always made aware of significant issues in respect of kinship foster carers, children and families.
- Produce high quality assessments and reports including court statements, court reports, and assessments.
- Support when individuals, carers and families are not in agreement with social work interventions.
- Personal accountability for delivering services efficiently, effectively and within budget. To implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Eligible to work in the UK
Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
0203 906 8670