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Social Worker

Job Description

Social Worker

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Social Worker for the Fostering Team in Bedfordshire.

In this role you will support the organisation in ensuring that the service is run in line with the Government

Legislation, Regulations and Standards, together with the Inspecting Body.

Main Responsibilities

As a Fostering Social Worker, some of your responsibilities will be:

  • Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in the Agency's Fostering's policies and procedures

  • Support Foster carers to evidence their competence against the Training Standards and complete the ,workbook within specified timescales, assess evidence provided and sign off each standard where sufficient evidence has been provided

  • Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster carers in line with the agency's operational standards and undertake such additional support visits/telephone contact with foster carers as required taking into account all family members needs

  • Contribute to Foster Carer Annual Reviews, within required timescales, providing written evidence of competence. Presenting Annual Review Reports to Review Fostering Panel as required

Requirements:

  • Professional Social Work Qualification
  • Social Work England registration

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

  • A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
  • Excellent rates of pay
  • Payroll service twice a week
  • Hybrid Working

If you are interested in the Fostering Social Worker role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!