Principal Social Worker - Fostering

About the role:

The Connected Care team is involved in the assessment and support of Connected Carers. The team is responsible for undertaking viability assessments, Connected Carer assessments and the support and supervision of Connected Carers upon approval. The team works closely with the Special Guardianship team.

The team is supportive. The Principal Social Worker will work alongside Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Newly Qualified Social Workers, Support Workers and team coordinators. We are committed to supporting professional development and career progression.

About you:

• Be motivated and determined to achieve successful outcomes for children and young people and their connected carers.
• Have the ability to create supportive and meaningful relationships with connected carers in fluctuating circumstances, including where there is hostility.
• Possess significant experience of working in a fostering and connected care background including undertaking connected care assessments and supervision of connected carers.
• Be organised and have the ability to work to set timescales.
• Have sound assessment and analytical report writing skills.
• The ability to work closely with partner agencies and social work colleagues to meet shared goals.

What you will do:

• Carry out agreed tasks to assist the Team Manager, such as supervision and oversight of viability and connected care assessments.
• Management of the viability referral process and support of assessment allocation.
• Attendance at family network meetings, legal planning and PLO tracker meetings.
• Undertake assessments and supervision of connected carers with greater complexity need.
• Take the lead in professional development and reflective practice sessions within the team; covering areas of interest and need.
• Show a commitment to providing a high standard of social work practice by meeting our statutory duties and following policy and procedure.

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check