Fostering Social Worker
3 days ago
City of London
Fostering Social Worker Salary: £44,756 per year (rising to £49,729 after 18 months) Additional Allowances: • £750 per year Homeworking Allowance, • £4,184 per year London Weighting (if eligible) Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location: Home-based, with travel in East, North and West London, Essex and Hertfordshire • A social working degree is a must About Us We are the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity. For over 30 years, we’ve provided safe, loving homes for children and young people who need them most. As a charity, we don’t make a profit – everything we do is focused on supporting our foster carers and the children in their care. Our values guide our work every day, helping us make a real difference in young lives. The Role We’re looking for a motivated and caring Fostering Social Worker to lead our work in finding new foster carers across East, North and West London, Essex and Hertfordshire. You’ll manage a small team and work closely with colleagues to make sure people interested in fostering have a great experience from first contact through to assessment. You’ll also help promote fostering in the community and support our goal of giving more children a safe, stable home. What We Offer • A supportive, flexible working environment, • Salary progression after 18 months, • £750 per year for homeworking costs, • London Weighting if eligible, • 31 days holiday plus bank holidays, • Pension and employee benefits, • The chance to make a real difference in children’s lives, • Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up., • Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments. • Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice). • Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles. What You’ll Do • Manage local foster carer recruitment in line with our local strategy., • Make decisions about whether people who enquire are suitable to move forward with an application., • Respond to all enquiries quickly and efficiently, making sure no one is left waiting too long., • Increase our visibility in local communities by leading and attending recruitment events., • Work closely with local foster carers to help organise and run events and activities., • Oversee and manage all new enquiries, including carrying out initial home visits with potential foster carers., • Lead Skills to Foster training sessions and support applicants with their pre-approval learning and development., • Supervise and support a small team, including a Recruitment Officer and/or Assessing Social Workers., • Review and quality-check assessments, helping to make clear and confident decisions in more complex cases., • Make sure all assessments are completed on time and to the high standards we expect., • Ensure all recruitment meets regulations and our high standards About You We’re looking for someone who is: • Passionate about helping children and young people, • Experienced in recruitment (ideally in fostering or social care), • A confident leader who can support and motivate others, • Good at building relationships with different people and groups, • Able to use data to improve how we recruit, • Organised and able to work from home and travel locally It’s a bonus if you have a background in social work or have worked in a charity before. Our Values We are: • Child-focused – we put children at the heart of everything, • Caring – we act with kindness and compassion, • Fair and inclusive – we treat everyone with respect, • Transparent – we are open and honest, • Ambitious – we aim high for the children and carers we support If this is something you would be interested in, please apply via email melissa@everpool recruitment.com or call Melissa Powell on 07561 705 697.