Internal Vacancy - Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

*This job may be suitable as a secondment opportunity for internal candidates wishing to gain experience in a higher or different role. Managers and applicants must note that all secondments are subject to agreement between the relevant departments and therefore the recruiting manager must speak with HR before offering a job on a secondment basis. *

We are currently accepting applications for an experienced Social Worker within the fostering kinship support team.

As a Fostering Social Worker, you will be responsible for a caseload of kinship foster carers. This involves completing regular supervision, identifying training needs, completing annual reviews and SGO assessments.

You will need to be able to demonstrate that you can work proactively with the allocated children's social workers and partner agencies.

The successful applicant will need to be a team player, demonstrate enthusiasm, an ability to work on their own initiative and to engage with applicants and approved carers. 

Please note that you must have two years post qualifying experience and experience of fostering would be beneficial, however this is not essential.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact: samanthahughes@wirral.gov.uk

In this role, you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities provided by a dedicated Practice Improvement Team both to support your work with children and families, but also to enable self-development and resilience building.

You will also be provided with the right tools and working infrastructure which will allow you to work flexibly around your own needs as well as the needs of children and families enabling you to maximise efficiency and meet tight deadlines without overburdening process and bureaucracy.

As part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

This post requires a DBS check. The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

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