Duty Fostering Social Worker, Children's Social Care - Rotherham, Sout
Duty Fostering Social Worker, Children's Social Care - Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People's Services
Salary details: Up to GBP31,522 - GBP39,107 depending on experience (includes basic salary of GBP29,323 - GBP36,379 + an annual retention payment of 7.5%) & excellent benefits
Key benefits - Why work for Rotherham?
Low case loads
Strong support from Manager
You will be developed into an excellent practitioner. All Social Care Professionals will be trained extensively in the 'Signs of Safety' operating model (15 day programme) and Restorative Practice approaches
Early Help provision is strong, which is now reducing the demand for social care and supporting professionals with creative options for service users
A new menu of 'edge of care' services are being developed, including 'Intensive Adolescent Response' and 'Family Group Conferencing'
Investment has been secured to ensure our most challenging young people have access to high quality therapeutic support
Looked After Children are prioritised for CAMHS assessment and intervention
Career Pathway
The opportunity to make a real difference to the children and families in need of care
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We will listen. We will act. We will do the right things for the right reasons. Will you?
Are you passionate about the care provided to our looked after children? Do you want to be part of an exciting development? If so, we want to hear from you.
Rotherham Borough Council is excited to be recruiting a full-time, Fostering Duty Social Worker to join our friendly and supportive fostering team. The candidate that we are looking for will have enthusiasm and ambition to be able to negotiate high quality placements that meet the needs of Rotherham's Looked After Children. You will be driven and motivated to promote an empathic understanding of the needs of looked after children across the service. You will be genuinely interested in delivering a high quality service that is grounded in providing an environment for children's emotional health and wellbeing to thrive and flourish in safe, stable and permanent placements.
Rotherham is a child-centred borough with a forward thinking authority that believes in achieving high standards for its current citizens and the citizens of the future. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is investing significantly in its Fostering Service in order to increase the number of foster carers and to achieve the best outcomes for our looked after children.
The ideal person will be equipped with good communication skills, have excellent organisational abilities, will be able to work in a high pressured environment and have the ability to joint work what at times can be complex service needs.
If you are interested and have experience of working in Fostering Supervisory Team, this could be the ideal role for you.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in UK, be social work qualified, have a clean driving licence and be HCPC registered.
ABOUT YOU
You will have experience of working with children in need
You will be able to organise your daily workload independently
You will be able to demonstrate initiative and be able to respond independently to unexpected situations
You will be capable of accurate reporting and the communication of sometimes complex information to a variety of audiences
You will be passionate about maximising a child's life chances
You will care
For a general discussion or more information contact Clive Purnis or Yvonne Howe on .
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our website via the button below to read about working at Rotherham Children and Young People's Service and apply.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People's Services
Salary details: Up to GBP31,522 - GBP39,107 depending on experience (includes basic salary of GBP29,323 - GBP36,379 + an annual retention payment of 7.5%) & excellent benefits
Key benefits - Why work for Rotherham?
Low case loads
Strong support from Manager
You will be developed into an excellent practitioner. All Social Care Professionals will be trained extensively in the 'Signs of Safety' operating model (15 day programme) and Restorative Practice approaches
Early Help provision is strong, which is now reducing the demand for social care and supporting professionals with creative options for service users
A new menu of 'edge of care' services are being developed, including 'Intensive Adolescent Response' and 'Family Group Conferencing'
Investment has been secured to ensure our most challenging young people have access to high quality therapeutic support
Looked After Children are prioritised for CAMHS assessment and intervention
Career Pathway
The opportunity to make a real difference to the children and families in need of care
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We will listen. We will act. We will do the right things for the right reasons. Will you?
Are you passionate about the care provided to our looked after children? Do you want to be part of an exciting development? If so, we want to hear from you.
Rotherham Borough Council is excited to be recruiting a full-time, Fostering Duty Social Worker to join our friendly and supportive fostering team. The candidate that we are looking for will have enthusiasm and ambition to be able to negotiate high quality placements that meet the needs of Rotherham's Looked After Children. You will be driven and motivated to promote an empathic understanding of the needs of looked after children across the service. You will be genuinely interested in delivering a high quality service that is grounded in providing an environment for children's emotional health and wellbeing to thrive and flourish in safe, stable and permanent placements.
Rotherham is a child-centred borough with a forward thinking authority that believes in achieving high standards for its current citizens and the citizens of the future. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is investing significantly in its Fostering Service in order to increase the number of foster carers and to achieve the best outcomes for our looked after children.
The ideal person will be equipped with good communication skills, have excellent organisational abilities, will be able to work in a high pressured environment and have the ability to joint work what at times can be complex service needs.
If you are interested and have experience of working in Fostering Supervisory Team, this could be the ideal role for you.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in UK, be social work qualified, have a clean driving licence and be HCPC registered.
ABOUT YOU
You will have experience of working with children in need
You will be able to organise your daily workload independently
You will be able to demonstrate initiative and be able to respond independently to unexpected situations
You will be capable of accurate reporting and the communication of sometimes complex information to a variety of audiences
You will be passionate about maximising a child's life chances
You will care
For a general discussion or more information contact Clive Purnis or Yvonne Howe on .
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our website via the button below to read about working at Rotherham Children and Young People's Service and apply.