Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?
Do you have experience working as an Independent Reviewing Officer?
Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make an impactful difference to Children and their Families?
Yes?
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Randstad are recruiting a Qualified Social Worker to join Bury Council's Fostering Team as an IRO focussing on inhouse Foster Carers. This is a full time role, offering a fantastic pay rate of £30 per hour.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Mileage reimbursement
- Supervision
- Competitive rates of pay
- Weekly pay
- One committed and dedicated point of contact
- An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
- A full range of free training available
- Access to 100's of discounts on the Happi App
- Access to free healthcare and financial advice
Responsibilities:
- To provide an independent chairing service for multi-agency and departmental meetings in matters relating to Child Protection and Looked after Children.
- To facilitate inter-agency and departmental working in relation to Child Protection and Looked after Children through effective communication with all relevant agencies.
- To promote and monitor adherence to the Child Protection procedures, the statutory requirements for Looked after Children to enable a consistent and high quality service to children and their families who are receiving services from the Department
- To chair the annual fostering reviews for Bury's in house foster carers
- To obtain feedback from foster carers, IROs, Children's social workers and children about the care provided by foster carers
- To produce a high quality report including recommendations for foster carers continued approval that will be considered by the fostering panel.
Requirements:
- Social Work England registered
- Enhanced DBS
- Social Work Degree or equivalent
Experience:
If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.