Fostering Social Worker | Durham

Fostering Social Worker needed for Durham social services You need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have experience in fostering to apply for this role. Duties include: Support and Supervision of Foster Carers Provide regular supervision visits and ongoing professional support Offer advice on behaviour management, attachment, trauma, and safeguarding Support carers during placements, including crisis intervention Promote carers\’ emotional wellbeing and resilience Ensure foster carers understand safeguarding policies and procedures Respond to allegations, concerns, or complaints involving foster carers Work closely with child protection teams and regulatory bodies Ensure children\’s welfare is always the paramount concern Contribute to placement matching to meet children\’s individual needs Support carers in implementing care plans and placement agreements Attend and contribute to reviews, planning meetings, and professionals\’ meetings Promote stability and permanency for children Identify carers\’ training and development needs Support carers to meet national fostering standards and competencies Encourage reflective practice and continuous learning Ensure children\’s views, wishes, and feelings are heard and respected Promote children\’s education, health, and emotional wellbeing Support carers to help children maintain positive identity and relationships Advocate for children when necessary Work collaboratively with children\’s social workers, health, education, and other agencies Share information appropriately and professionally Participate in panels, reviews, and court-related processes Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records Complete statutory reports and reviews Ensure compliance with fostering regulations and policies Complete annual foster carer reviews Monitor placements and outcomes for children Contribute to service development and quality improvement If you feel you have the experience and are interested please get in touch to Andy Scully at (url removed) Working with Caritas Recruitment offers you a number of benefits including: Award winning contractor care service with access to your own specialist, dedicated Consultant Access to every social work job across 180 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK Hot off the press personalised job alerts Free \”check your rate service\” – Get paid the highest rates £300 refer a friend bonus Free DBS and compliance serviceCaritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy