We are looking for 1 full-time Social Worker (37 hours) who has experience in undertaking Special Guardian and Connected Person’s Assessments, Fostering Form F Assessments and Private Fostering Assessments.  However, if you have good assessment skills and a desire to learn, we would be willing to support you to achieve this.
 
The post sits within one of our Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Teams.  The office base will be Scott House Huntingdon.
 
We are looking for a qualified, experienced, and registered social worker with excellent assessment and critical analysis skills. You will have had some court experience and you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

If you wish to discuss this post, please contact Joanna Laur on Joanna.Laur@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or on 07717646463. 

We know that your time is precious, so our interviews are held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, to provide the most flexible recruitment process. We may include a virtual assessment as part of this, but we’ll give you all of the relevant information ahead of time.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation, and the communities we serve.

You will undertake Special Guardian and Connected Person’s assessments and support plans and provide supervision to temporary Connected Person’s Foster Carer’s as appropriate.

You may be required to undertake Fostering Form F assessments for applicants wanting to become Foster carers and support them throughout their journey to approval.
You will undertake Private Fostering Assessments and Regulation 8 visits.
 
You will become part of a very knowledgeable, committed, and supportive team and service. You will be supported by an experienced team manager and have access to excellent training and development opportunities.

We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.

You must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

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