Are you an experienced Children’s Social Worker?
Are you a welcoming and friendly individual who is looking for a stable and experienced team within a Fostering Service?
Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Blackpool Council’s Connected Carers Fostering Team. This is a full time role, offering a fantastic pay rate of £38-£41 per hour.
Benefits:
Hybrid working
Mileage reimbursement
Supervision
Competitive rates of pay
Weekly pay
One committed and dedicated point of contact
An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
A full range of free training available
Access to 100’s of discounts through the Happi App
Access to free healthcare and financial adviceResponsibilities:
Candidates will be dealing with complex assessments.
Relatives and friends can ask to be assessed and approved as foster carers (for that child).
If the child needs to be placed straight away and there is not time for a full assessment, the relative (or other connected person) can sometimes be approved as a temporary foster carer.
You will be involved in securing plans of permanency for children and contribute to the wider offer for our cared for children.
You will be involved in multi-agency working and work closely with the cared for children’s team.
You will have experience and extensive knowledge in the Fostering Minimum standards and The Fostering Regulation Services (England) 2011.
You will be a part of an exciting team and will play a wider part of offering support, supervision and training to the whole of the foster carers, alongside your own caseload.
This rewarding role will be helping to make sure our children and young people experience foster carers who are best placed to meet their care needs and with carers.
You will have the right values, and enthusiasm for relationship strengths-based social work with children and families. Requirements:
Social Work Degree or equivalent
Current registration with Social Work England
Enhanced DBSExperience:
ChildrenIf you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on (phone number removed) otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call (phone number removed) and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing
