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Our client, Liverpool City Council, is looking for a Family and Friends Assessment Social Worker to join their team.
The Family and Friends / Kinship Assessment Fostering service is a stable team and work extremely well together to ensure safety of children and suitable alternative family placements for the most vulnerable children in Liverpool. This is effective under the close supervision of a supportive permanent management tier. Due to an increase in the looked after children population we are looking for 2 x qualified social workers who will have the skills and experience to complete viability reports and family and friends assessments.
You will have the experience in the following:
- Experienced social worker in fostering, preferably with safeguarding experience
- Experience in completing form C fostering assessments.
- Experience in presenting assessments to the fostering panel.
- Experience of completing viability, kinships and SGO assessments.
- Good working knowledge of fostering regulations/legislation and National Minimum Standards.
- Ability to work to court timescales.
- Ability to work closely with the local authority child care and legal teams.
Benefits of working with Remedy
- A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
- Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
- Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
- Double payrolls each week.
*Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.
