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Date Added: Wed 05/03/2025

Qualified Social Worker Fostering Kinship

Manchester, UK
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Company: RANDSTAD CARE

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £34.00 - £35.00 per hour

Are you an experienced social worker with Kinship experience?Do you have a passion for providing first class support to Children's Services?An exciting opportunity has become available for a Locum Social Worker to join a Kinship Team in the Wythenshawe, Manchester area. You will be based with the Fostering Service, completing kinship assessment for the fostering panel, courts and offer support to kinship foster carers.Benefits:
  • Hybrid Working - 2/3 days per week
  • 1 week in three covering duty, need to be office based
  • Dedicated Consultant - one point of contact
  • Keep your CPD/Training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
  • Weekly payroll
  • Two payroll runs
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
  • Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (ts & cs apply)
Responsibilities:
  • Conduct assessments of kinship caregivers, children and their immediate environment
  • Court Assessment Work
  • Case Management, implement case plans for kinship families
  • Provide support to the kinship caregivers and the children
  • Be an advocate for the children and kinship families
  • Link Kinship caregivers and the children with resources such as education, health care, legal support and financial assistance
To be considered for the Social Worker role:
  • 1-3 years experience of working within a similar social work setting
  • Experience of assessing kinship caregivers and implementing case plans
  • Diploma/Degree in Social Work
  • SWE registration
To avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity please apply today....Or for more information or confidential discussion please call Lynne Thomson @ QSW Hub or email

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

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