Experienced Social Workers – Fostering Service

Experienced Social Workers – Fostering Service

Expired

Trafford

Full Time

Permanent

Expires 12/01/2025

About the Role

Social Workers Fostering Service

Salary: Band 8 (Level 3), £39,513 – £41,511 per annum. To aid attraction and retention of Band 8 (Level 3) Social Workers, Trafford have in place a market factor supplement of £2,400 per annum (pro rata to hours worked) which is payable monthly and reviewed on an annual basis.

Contract: Permanent

Location: Trafford Town Hall

Here in Trafford Children’s Services our vision is that our teams are offering the right help at the right time, and that at all levels our interventions make life better for children and families. We are ambitious for our children and for our practitioners – and our core value is ‘would this be good enough for my child’?

We want to have practitioners and managers who are confident and brave in their practice and are supported by strong leaders at all levels. As a relatively small local authority, we pride ourselves on our friendly teams, manageable caseloads, creative approach and colleagues who support each other.

In Trafford our approach is strengths-based, using relational and restorative practice. Our recent Ofsted report referred to our \”relational model of social work practice, which is well regarded by the wider workforce, has been successfully implemented.”

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Fostering Service that sits within Provider Services, ensuring that our cared for children have loving, stable and high-quality homes to thrive in all aspects of their lives.

There are 3 distinctive teams within the Fostering Service: Recruitment and Assessment Team, Mainstream Supervising Social Worker Team and Connected Carers/SGO Support Team.

We are currently recruiting Experienced Social Workers (in line with PCF), with at least 2 years post qualifying experience to our Fostering Service and would love to hear from you.

Teams Overview

Recruitment and Assessment Team:

• The Recruitment and Assessment Team assesses prospective Mainstream Foster Carers and Connected Person Foster Carers.
• They undertake initial home visits, initial viability assessments, full mainstream and connected person’s assessments including consideration for Special Guardianship.
• The team supports with foster carer recruitment activity.

Connected Persons and SGO Support Team:

• The team supports approved connected persons foster carers.
• They supervise, support and advocate for approved connected persons foster carers, prepare and present fostering annual reviews.
• The function of the team is to provide an SGO Support Hub.

Our Commitment to You

We know that when you come to work in Trafford, we have a responsibility to provide you with the right tools and support to flourish in your new role.

We are absolutely committed to ensuring that your workload is manageable. This isn’t necessarily a specific caseload number, as we all know that numbers don’t necessarily reflect the complexity of the children and families you are working with.

Opportunities for Progression

A number of Trafford social workers have recently had the opportunity to undertake project secondments and DfE pilot work. We’re always on the lookout for new initiatives that will benefit our service and our practitioners.

About Us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

About the Benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged.

To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford – Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)

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