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Job Post Details

Fostering Social Worker
FOSTERING LONDON Ltd
London N17 9YH
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Hybrid work
£34,000 - £42,000 a year
Permanent, Full-time
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Job details

£34,000 - £42,000 a year
Sick pay, Company pension, Casual dress, Work from home
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid work in London N17 9YH

Full job description

This role is ideal for motivated individuals committed to making a positive impact on children's lives through dedicated fostering support. We value energetic professionals who thrive on building meaningful relationships and fostering stability for vulnerable children and young people. Join us in creating safe spaces where children can flourish!

1. Context and Purpose of the Job

  • To supervise designated foster families.
  • To contribute social work skills to other aspects of the work and development of the organisation.

2. Duties and responsibilities of the post

2.1 Supervision of foster families

  • Provide reflective supervision of the work of allocated foster carers ensuring that they are meeting the needs of children placed with them.
  • Form a meaningful relationship with the children/young people in placement, working directly with them. Helping them to contribute to the decisions affecting their lives, both in terms of day to day life in the foster family and the way in which Fostering London works.
  • Regularly visit foster families to provide advice, information, support, guidance and development. This will include at least two unannounced visits a year.
  • Stay in regular phone contact with foster carers and respond to phone calls from carers needing support.
  • Support foster carers in their professional development. For newly approved carers this will include assisting them to complete their TSDS portfolio within the required timescales
  • Ensure that newly approved foster carers are inducted into the policies and values of Fostering London.
  • Provide support to all members of the fostering household, including birth children.
  • Attend all relevant meetings about children in placement including placement planning meetings; children’s reviews; PEP meetings etc
  • Provide foster carers with ongoing feedback about their performance and development and seek feedback about this from other members of the professional team, using this to prepare for the foster carers annual review.
  • Attend the foster carers annual review and any Fostering London panel where this is discussed, ensuring that the agreed recommendations are acted upon.

2.2 Other social work contributions

  • Undertake initial visits to potential foster carers.
  • Act as a member of Fostering London’s panel as required.
  • Undertake agreed Form F assessments of new foster carers.
  • Contribute to foster carers group training
  • Present/attend at foster carers support groups.
  • Participate in Fostering London social events for foster carers/children.
  • Any other social work tasks as required.

3. Additional Responsibilities

  • Participate in induction, agreed professional development and appraisal.
  • Meet with supervising manager for supervision and to agree work plan and timescales.
  • Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with legislation and statutory guidance and is consistent with Fostering London’s values, policies and procedures.

Pay: £34,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Sick pay
  • Work from home

Application question(s):

  • Working from home with flexibility to travel in and around London.

Education:

  • Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

  • fostering social work : 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

  • registered with Social Work England (required)
  • qualified social worker (required)
  • drivers license & use of car for work purposes (required)

Willingness to travel:

  • 50% (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London N17 9YH

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