Social Work Reviewing Officer - Fostering

Location Dorchester
Job type Contract
Salary £32 per hour
Consultant Lauren Minter
Call +44 7458 159449
Reference 165755

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency is currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Social Work Reviewing Officer to work based in Dorchester, within the Fostering Team.

The pay rate for this locum Social Work Reviewing Officer role is £32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • To provide independent scrutiny in undertaking the annual reviews of all DCC Foster Carers (and a six month review of newly approved Foster Carers), including Connected Persons, within the statutory requirements, regulations and timescales.

  • To undertake urgent reviews on DCC Foster Carers who have been the subject of allegations and standards of care concerns.

  • Through the reviewing process, to ensure that fostering placements meet the needs of individual children, that the children are safeguarded and that they are supported in their plans for a permanent placement.

  • To review the training and development plans of Foster Carers and ensure that they are compliant with regulations.

  • To work in partnership with the Supervising Fostering Social Worker to ensure that all documentation is readily available within the regulatory timescales for the Review to be undertaken.

  • To ensure that there is appropriate evaluation, validation and analysis of the information provided from all sources and that this is represented within the complete Review.

  • To present the Review at Fostering Panel where this is relevant.

Requirements of the Social Work Reviewing Officer:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

  • Current Social Work England registration.

  • Recent post-qualifying experience within frontline children’s social work.

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll

  • Free DBS and compliance service

  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies

  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge

  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed

  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us

  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team

  • In-house payroll system

  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:
This Social Work Reviewing Officer job is advertised by Lauren Minter; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.