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Fostering Engagement Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Five Rivers Child Care Full time £25,000 - £40,000 per year


We are recruiting for a Fostering Engagement Social Worker to be part of our existing services based in Exeter and Truro which are currently actively looking to recruit new Foster Carers to help grow our Fostering Service and develop a recruitment plan to expand our national footprint. The area for this role requires travel across Devon, Cornwall and the South Somerset area.

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 Family and capacity to provide high-quality foster placements for children.

This is a forward-facing role working in communities, seeking opportunities to engage with prospective candidates who may wish to become approved Foster Carers. You will have experience working within Fostering Sector, either with an IFA or in the Local Authority. You will need the skills and knowledge to complete initial home visits through to Form F assessment and presentation at an independent panel.

You will work with and be supervised by the National Carer Recruitment Manager, and the local foster service manager will also support you in meeting our aspirations to grow our service.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with the drive and ambition to provide more high-quality foster placements for children in the area where we know there is a shortfall of foster families and children who need their care.

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.

Hours
The role is 37.5 hours per week; you must be flexible to support our families and recruitment events across the service area. This could include evenings and weekends.

We will discuss this further with you at the interview.

Why Five Rivers?

• Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)

• Market-related salary plus car allowance

• Professional social work supervision provided by a manager

• Competitive annual leave allowance

• Career progression opportunities

• Pension scheme and access to employee assistance program

• Blue Light Card

Upon application, we will arrange for you to speak with your potential line manager to discuss this role in detail.

Please complete your application form in full and return this to [email protected]

If you are shortlisted for the role, please be aware that you will be invited to a formal interview day, where we will ask you to prepare a presentation.

Five Rivers Child Care 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 race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.