Job Ref: 213241198

Date: 2021-02-24 12:02:21

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Qualified Social Worker – Fostering – Milton Keynes – £31ph/£32ph
Mbi Medical are currently working with Milton Keynes council who are on the look out for a Fostering Social Worker to join there team.
This Fostering team is responsible for providing resources and services to help improve the outcome for the Children in Care and Care Leavers.
About the role
The successful candidate will be responsible for the assessment of mainstream and supported lodgings providers. This will involve carrying out full assessments of an applicant's suitability to foster so strong assessment skills/ experience are essential.
Through the recruitment and assessment of foster carers and supported lodgings providers, the successful candidate will play an important role in meeting the department's objectives achieving greater placement choice and a higher proportion of children being cared for by approved foster carers or moving onto independence.
Key Skills:
The successful candidate will
* understand the needs of looked after children, have a passion for family placements for children in care.
* Have a thorough knowledge of safeguarding, fostering services and related agendas, practice and policies, as well as thorough knowledge of all associated legislation.
* have experience of working directly with children, young people, families and carers.
* have knowledge of the assessment process and be able to evidence effective assessment and report writing skills.
* Evidence ability to provide quality and timely assessments of mainstream, emergency foster carers and supported lodgings providers, evidence of robust assessment skills is required.
* Have the ability to remain organised, formulate and maintain accurate plans, reports and records and the ability to meet deadlines is essential.have at least 2 years of post-qualifying experience in assessing prospective carers and must have a relevant social work qualification and registration

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