Social Worker | Placements Team | Fostering Service

Community Care Live; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a dedicated social worker to join the Placements Team in Wales. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on children's lives while providing flexible and hybrid working conditions. Key responsibilities include supporting foster placements, advising carers, and developing tailored care plans. The organization focuses on career development within a supportive environment, encouraging professional growth while aiming to strengthen community connections.

Benefits

Career Development

Hybrid Working

24/7 Professional Support Line for Carers

Qualifications

• Experience in social work or fostering environments.
• Strong communication skills for engaging with children, carers, and families.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• Support foster carers with 24/7 professional advice.
• Recruit and retain local foster carers.
• Assist in creating care plans tailored to family needs.

Job description

Want to make a real difference in the lives of children, carers, and families?

The Vale of Glamorgan’s Placements Team is growing, and this could be your perfect opportunity!

The Placements Team is committed to ensuring children have safe, stable, and supportive homes, working to assess and approve foster placements and special guardianship arrangements. With a strong emphasis on kinship care and local recruitment, this team is making a tangible impact in keeping children connected to their communities.

With hybrid working, specialist roles, and a commitment to career development, The Vale provides an empowering environment for social workers looking to grow professionally while making a difference.

Why Choose The Vale?

• Hybrid & Flexible Working:Administer tasks from home while engaging directly with children, carers, and families as needed.
• Specialist Support Role:Work in a dedicated team offering therapeutic services to promote placement stability and prevent disruptions.
• 24/7 Professional Support Line for Carers:Be part of an innovative fostering support system, with occasional out-of-hours commitment (one overnight per week and less than one weekend a month) for which an additional allowance is provided.
• Career Development:Ongoing supervision, tailored training, and progression opportunities.

About the Placements Team

This dedicated team assesses and approves foster and kinship placements for children in the Vale, working closely with the Fostering Panel. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting foster carers with 24/7 professional advice to ensure placement stability.
• Recruiting and retaining local carers while commissioning placements when internal resources cannot be identified. Providing therapeutic services for children and carers to prevent placement disruptions.
• You’ll also contribute to supporting families where Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) are in place, ensuring bespoke, strengths-based care and support plans are tailored to each family’s needs.

If you’re ready to join a team that supports children, carers, and families while offering opportunities for professional growth, send your CV to [e-mail] or call 0161 249 8195 for more information.

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them to us and earn a £500 referral fee per placement!