Fostering Social Worker - Barrow/Workington
£40-£45 per hour
3 days per week in office
- Assessment of Potential Foster Carers: Conducting home visits and interviews to evaluate the suitability of prospective foster parents.
- Placement of Children: Matching children with appropriate foster families based on the child's needs and the carer's capabilities. Coordinating the transition of children into foster homes, ensuring it is as smooth as possible.
- Supporting Foster Families: Providing ongoing support and guidance to foster carers. Offering emotional support and resources to foster families.
- Supervision and Monitoring: Child Welfare and Advocacy and Regularly visiting foster homes to monitor the child's well-being and the carer's performance.
- Advocating for the Child: Ensuring that the child's needs are met, including educational, medical, and emotional requirements.
- Training Foster Carers: Organising and delivering training sessions for foster carers on various topics, such as child development, trauma, and behaviour management.
- Documentation: Maintaining accurate records of all interactions, assessments, and decisions. Writing reports and updates on the child's progress and any incidents or concerns
- Handling Emergencies: Fostering social workers play a critical role in the child welfare system, ensuring that foster children receive the care and support they need while also supporting foster families in their care giving roles.
- *What We Offer:**
- Competitive pay rate upto £45 per hour
- Support and guidance from a leading recruitment agency.
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and training FREE e learning modules that help towards your SWE registration training requirements
- £300 referral voucher
-Access to our Hapi app to gain discounts with retailers, access to online GP services and more
How to Apply:
If you are an experienced and dedicated Social Worker looking for temporary opportunities in the North East & Cumbria to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children/Adults, we invite you to apply.
You can get back to me (Fathima) or send me an email on
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.