Fostering Social Worker

My client in East London is looking for an experienced Fostering Social Worker for this team based in the Fostering Support unit.

This busy team is experienced, highly supportive, friendly and enthusiastic about what they do. They work hard but also find time to celebrate achievements and good practice.

The Fostering Service works closely and cooperatively with colleagues within the Looked After Children and Children in Need Service, and with social workers and managers across Children's Services. The work is interesting, often complex and challenging but is crucial to achieving placement stability and permanence.

They are looking for a dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate social worker, who will bring comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children in foster care, their foster carers and have a sound knowledge of fostering and child protection legislation.

The successful candidate will:

Hold a Professional Social Work Qualification and be registered as a social worker with Social Work England. With a minimum of three years experience post qualification.
Have good knowledge, skills and experience of statutory roles and responsibilities in this area of practice.
Have good organisational skills, working within statutory timescales and be responsible for managing their own caseload autonomously with the support of their manager.
They must have experience of completing assessments and excellent report writing skills.
Be committed to extending your knowledge, skills and experience through learning and development and working closely with others.
In addition you should be able to demonstrate working in a relationship based, trauma informed and anti racist way.

Please apply today for more information

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