Senior Social Worker

A fantastic opportunity for a Senior Social Worker has arisen in our Independent Fostering Agency (IFA)!

As a Senior Social Worker within the Connected Persons Team, you’ll be the central point of contact, responsible for the collation and completion of Special Guardianship Order (SGO) and Connected Persons assessments, as well as viability assessments. You’ll work with the allocated child’s Social Worker, undertaking SGO and Connected Persons assessments, including private assessments and SGO/child arrangement orders, reviewing case records, and assessing children’s needs. You would also be completing non-agency adoption assessments.

For this role, you’ll need to be a Social Work England registered Social Worker with a professional social work qualification, or equivalent, with proven post-qualification experience in a similar role within Fostering. You’ll need to understand the SGO process and have experience of undertaking SGO assessments.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be the central point of contact, collation, and completion of SGO, Kinship, and Connected Persons assessments, following a positive viability assessment.
• Conduct joint viabilities with allocated social worker.
• Undertake SGO and Connected Persons assessments, including Private assessment and SGO/child arrangement orders.
• Prepare the court report and SGO support plan.
• Preparation for Fostering panel and attend.
• Adhere to all legislation in terms of practice, policies, and procedures for the role including the National Minimum Standards for Fostering and the SWE standards.

Requirements:

• Professional Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Social Work England registration
• Have worked in a similar role within Fostering
• Understand SGO/kinship process and procedure
• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience (Essential)