Fostering Engagement Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Five Rivers Child Care Full time £35,000 - £40,000 per year


An exciting opportunity is available to join our service in the South & South East as a Fostering Engagement Social Worker, to help develop our Fostering Service in the region in recruiting and assessing new Foster Carers and to support their professional development in their role.

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 capacity to provide high-quality foster placements for children.

You will work with and be supervised by the National Carer Recruitment Manager and the local Fostering Service Manager who will also support you to meet the aspirations we have to grow our service footprint across the region.

You will have experience of either

• Working within a Fostering environment either with an IFA or in the Local Authority and a proven track record of completing Initial Home Visits for prospective applicants, and Form F Assessments within agreed timescales and presenting these at panel (Qualified Social Worker)

There are no case-holding responsibilities in this role.

You will need to be able to evidence you have a flexible, creative, and dynamic approach to researching and facilitating a range of recruitment opportunities.

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

This role is primarily to arrange and host recruitment events across the region and requires a high level of engagement with the public to raise awareness of Fostering with a Leading Independent Fostering Agency. A dynamic and confident personality is essential as well as the ability to process information and encourage interested people to apply to become a Foster Carer.

Five Rivers Child Care is a leading Social Enterprise supporting children and young people with a range of services which include foster homes located across England. By joining us, you will be part of a team wholly committed to our mission of 'Turning children's lives around' and help children and young people who have experienced adversity to achieve their full potential.

You will also receive:

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

• Market related salary plus car allowance

• Regular supervision provided by a manager

• Competitive annual leave allowance

• Career progression opportunities

• Pension scheme and access to employee assistance program

• Blue Light card

• Simplyhealth Medical Cash Back plan

For more information, or an informal discussion to find out more about this exciting role, please contact our recruitment team on [email protected] or call – option 2.

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 a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age

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