Qualified Social Worker |Kinship Team| Bolton | £37ph

Community Care Live; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive community care agency in Greater London is seeking a committed Kinship Social Worker for the Kinship Team in Bolton. You will conduct assessments, reviews, and provide continuous support to Kinship Carers and Special Guardians, ensuring the best outcomes for children. With a hybrid working model, you'll need to balance office presence and community visits. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications, strong assessment, and supervision skills, along with a dedication to effective social work practices.

Benefits

Dedicated specialist consultant

Wide variety of job options

Prompt payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Referral fee of £500

Qualifications

• Experience as a social worker focusing on kinship care.
• Ability to conduct assessments and provide supervision.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Undertake robust assessments of Kinship Carers and Special Guardians.
• Complete annual reviews to evaluate care of looked-after children.
• Provide ongoing supervision and support for quality care.

Skills

Assessment skills

Supervision skills

Training coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant social work qualification

Job description

Overview

Qualified Social Worker - Kinship Team - Bolton – £37ph!

• Role: Kinship Social Worker
• Location: Bolton (Hybrid – office presence & community visits required)
• Pay: £37.00 ph
• Contract: Full-time

About the role

We are seeking a committed and experienced Kinship Social Worker to join our busy and supportive Kinship Team in Bolton. You will play a key role in delivering an effective and efficient social work service, focusing on the assessment, training, supervision, and support of Kinship Carers and Special Guardians to ensure the best outcomes for children.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake robust assessments of Kinship Carers and Special Guardians.
• Complete annual reviews and other required reviews to evaluate and monitor the care of looked-after children.
• Provide ongoing supervision and support to ensure children receive high-quality care.
• Identify and arrange training, preparation, and support to help carers develop their skills.
• Work closely with colleagues to support the placement of children with Kinship carers and substitute families.
• Attend reviews, case conferences, strategy meetings, and network meetings, offering professional advice and support.
• Organise and maintain a Kinship fostering information and advisory service for colleagues and the public.

Benefits

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

How to apply

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to [e-mail]