3 x Permanent Assessing Social Workers
Full Time, 37hrs per week
We are seeking to recruit 3 Assessing Senior Social Workers to the Kinship Care service:
- 2 to cover North and Mid Devon
- 1 to cover South Devon and Exeter
The service is responsible for the assessment of connected carers, both as foster carers and special guardians. This is a challenging and rewarding role which involves the preparation of assessments for both Court and Fostering Panels and supporting cares who are granted with Special Guardianship Orders who reside in Devon, as well as those where Devon was the responsible authority and who live elsewhere.
This is an exciting time to join the team which is expanding due the increase of children being cared for within their family network.
We are looking for:
- Experience of supervising, supporting, mentoring or advising social workers or social work students;
- Completed a post qualifying award;
- A sound knowledge of Fostering Regulations;
- A minimum of 3 years post qualifying social work experience within children and families;
- Experience of working within child protection;
- Either: have some experience of working within Fostering and Special Guardianship or demonstrate they have transferrable skills from another current or previous role;
- Experience and skills in working with wider family and family networks;
- Knowledge about all the different legal options for children to be looked after by persons from within their network. These include informal family and friends arrangements, Family and Friends Fostering, Special Guardianship, and Child Arrangement Orders;
- A willingness to work across the whole of the Kinship Care Service depending on the requirements of both services.
For an informal discussion and more information please contact Victoria Homans or Claire Smailes, Team Managers
Job Description
What we can offer you
Working for Devon County Council has all the benefits that you can expect from a large employer.
In return for the vital contribution that you make, we offer: