Advanced Practitioner Fostering Team - Randstad Care : Job Details

Passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?

Ready to take on a challenging yet rewarding role as an Advanced Practitioner?

We currently have a fantastic Locum Advanced Practitioner-Qualified Social Worker opportunity based within a fast paced Fostering Team in the Wigan area.

Benefits:

• A dedicated recruitment consultant - one point of contact
• Keep your CPD/training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
• Two weekly payroll runs
• Competitive pay rates
• Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
• Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)

Responsibilities:

• You will be supporting a small caseload of more complex foster carers, children and young people
• Deputising for Team Manager in absence or leave
• Managing and developing support workers and social workers within the team
• Providing fostering families with support guidance and advice
• Completing annual reviews and all associated paperwork within timescale
• Duty rota, being included within the management duty rota - office based, one week at a time.
• Office working day Thursdays for all staff (further office days as required to complete role)

To be considered for the role:

• BSc Social Work or equivalent
• Hold a current Social Work England registration
• Experience in managing support workers and or social workers
• Experience of working within a busy and fast paced fostering team
• Possess good working knowledge of quality assurance, relevant legislation, policies and procedures in relation to fostering and safeguarding

To avoid missing out on the above opportunity, please apply today or for more information or a confidential discussion, please call Lynne Thomson on .

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.