Social Care
Fostering
Salford City Council
Salford City Council
Fostering Service
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5AW
Fostering Team Supervising Social Workers (Level 2 & 3)
Grade: Level 2 - 3C (£18,324 - £19,593), Level 3 - 4A (£20,111- £21,711) (pro rata)
Working hours: 18 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term for 2 years
Closing date: 8th May 2024 (Interview will be held the following week)
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We are on our way to achieving our goal to provide Outstanding support and care to children, families, carers and practitioners across Salford. We are investing in the right social workers to get us there and we are expanding our teams within our Fostering Team.
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We are seeking to appoint an additional Social Worker within the Fostering Team. Your main role will be assessments of prospective foster carers. The roles will require excellent assessment and analytical skills whilst representing the authority in undertaking timely assessments of applicant foster carers.
We are looking for a Social Worker with experience of undertaking assessments within set times scales. Social workers with positive approaches, solution focused and able to display and promote positive practice whilst demonstrating enthusiasm and passion for protecting children and young people across the city.
We offer a highly supportive and nurturing environment which enables individuals to grow as autonomous practitioners. We have adapted our working practice, by way of blended working and use of technology.
In Salford, we are interested in you as a person and the practitioner you are or who you aspire to be.
Main Duties include:
This role is crucial in supporting our journey to the implementation of the Family Partnership Model of practice, and Therapeutic Care Giving to continue to improve the outcomes for children and families in Salford. You will need to be passionate about working with children and young people, families, and carers, have a practice base with strengths in relational and systemic practice and a passion for promoting the invaluable role of the foster carer.
In addition, free parking is available for registered car’s, access to co-wheels club – cars and casual car user mileage payments are available for you to use for work purposes and DBS are funded.
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For further information please contact kimberley.fletcher@salford.gov.uk or David.longley@salford.gov.uk
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salary from
£18,324
contract
temporary
working hours
part time
application deadline
11 59 pm
8th May 2024
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