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Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker (Fostering & Permanence) to join their team based in London
  
JOB DETAILS

• PAY RATE: £33 - £35 per hour
• WORK TYPE: Temporary
• WORK PATTERN: Full Time
• LOCATION: London

  
JOB SUMMARY
The Social Worker will work in a team that provides accommodation for looked after children whilst also focusing on securing permanent stable families for children who are not able to remain within the care of their family of origin, without unnecessary delay.  In this role there will be the opportunity to work with professionals of every discipline. With a remit spanning assessing, training, and supporting carers, matching and supervising placements, progressing care planning and service development, you are guaranteed different challenges every day. The role demands close collaboration and good working relationships across the integrated service and CLA team, FIS teams and Care Experience team to deliver an integrated approach to child care and permanence planning.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:  

• To undertake the assessment, preparation, training, support and reviews of carers ranging from foster carers, family and friend (kinship) foster carers, private foster carers and special guardians. Able to make ongoing assessments of these frequently complex carers, involving risk assessments while demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the wider needs of the service within budgetary framework/constraints.
• To use supervisory and adult learning skills to assess the potential of carers to meet children’s needs. To work in partnership with carers, utilising trauma informed practice skills and knowledge, to help them make sense of the assessment process, their roles and responsibilities, children’s needs and the importance of permanence
• Provide information, written assessments, statements, reports verbally and in writing of prospective carers at care planning meetings, formal Panels, court and reviews of Children Looked After

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:

• Diploma in social work or equivalent qualification and SW England registered
• Good working knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children, particularly the Children Act 1989 and all legislation related to Children in Need and Children in Care.
• Sound knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children, particularly the Children Act 1989 and all legislation related to family and friends’ carers, fostering and Special Guardianship Regulations; also, a good understanding of the recent legal changes and trends within the family court system

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.
HOW TO APPLY
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