Kinship Social Worker

Kinship Social Worker

Gloucestershire County Council are looking to expand their current team. The Kinship team is looking for a Social Worker to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a supportive team our client also offers a competitive salary, opportunities for training to enhance your skills and potential progression within your team. The Kinship Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Kinship Social Worker Responsibilities Include:

• Conducting Fostering Statutory Visits.
• Household Foster Carer review assessment and reporting.
• Writing Standards of Care reports
• Writing foster care development plans
• Writing educational material for special guardian applicants.
• Updating the LA database accordingly and performance management.
• Undertaking Special Guardianship Assessments
• Representing carers at the Fostering Panel
• Providing evidence to the court when necessary
• Working in partnership with the Children's Social Worker
• Connected Persons Assessments
• Giving evidence in Court

Requirements / Experience preferred:

• Post qualifying experience of working as a Fostering Social Worker within the UK Social Care industry.
• HCPC Registration
• 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment.

To discuss this Kinship Social Worker post or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Gloucestershire, please email your updated CV to us at Ackerman Pierce or contact Harry Bannister at or on .