Southend City Council's Fostering Recruitment Team are looking to appoint a permanent, full-time, Social Worker to recruit, train, assess, supervise and support Foster Carers in their role of looking after children and young people.

Cases are capped at 6 Form F.

Ensure the highest professional standards and a good overall knowledge of relevant children’s and fostering legislation, regulations and practice methods. Providing a supportive and efficient service to children, young people, their families and fostering families, ensuring that the needs of children and their parents and carers are professionally assessed.

You will be investigating, evaluating and analysing information on cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidence in conclusions and realistic action plans. As well as this, you will be required to develop practice which takes a holistic view of the individual, locating them in their immediate and extended social circles and having full regard to their overall development needs.

The position is hybrid working, and you will be expected to be on site a minimum of 2 days a week. There will be a face-to-face team meeting every other week on a Tuesday.

To be successful in this position, you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You are required to have 2 years post-qualified experience in fostering.

Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, skills in assessment of carers and the ability to provide support and guidance to carers is essential.

If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.