Qualified Social Worker, Fostering/Children in Care Team, Wigan Council

Qualified Social Worker, Fostering/Children in Care Team, Wigan CouncilPay rate £38 per hour Contract roleVitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in a Fostering/Children in Care Team in Wigan Council.To provide support and supervision to a caseload of kinship foster carers to assist them in providing excellent care to childrenTo work closely with staff within the service and social work teams to effectively support foster familiesTo assess and provide training/ development opportunities to foster carersTo prepare high quality, accurate and thorough reports for a variety of purposes e.g. presentation in legal proceedings, LADO consultations, planning meetings, children''s reviews, fostering and adoption panelsTo carry out an annual review of foster familiesTo contribute to the development of the fostering serviceBe willing to work flexibly including evening work, when requiredBe placed on the duty rota to respond to SGO support Ensure children in care are safeguarded and relevant procedures are followed if an allegation/ concern is raised against a foster carerEnsure that children''s care and development needs are met within placementsManage and appropriately prioritise tasks within an allocated workloadTo assess the need for resources to support a foster care in meeting the needs of any children placed including the identification of risk to children and young people, assess their need for protection, and determine the best method of intervention, ..... full job details .....