Social Worker - Fostering Retention

Social Worker – Fostering Retention

We are looking for a Social Worker to support young people and adults as they move from children’s services into adult care. This is a crucial role in ensuring individuals experience a smooth and well-supported transition, enabling them to achieve independence, stability, and the best possible outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Middlesbrough is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as they strive for excellence in all they do. They're a service with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team which has passion, integrity, and commitment. They have recently been rated GOOD by Ofsted and are on their journey to Outstanding.

Your benefits as a Social Worker :

• Generous annual leave
• Stable permanent leadership team
• Flexible working
• Flexible retirement
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
• Interest free season ticket loan
• +15% Market Supplement

About you.

• Hold a social work degree.
• Right to work in the UK and hold clean UK driving license.
• Registered with SWE
• Post qualified experience within children and family services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and create tailored transition plans.
• Provide guidance and advocacy to young people and their families throughout the process.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including education, health, and social care professionals.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and care legislation.
• Maintain accurate records and provide detailed reports to inform decision-making.
• Promote independence, inclusion, and person-centered care approaches.

If this sounds like it could be the right role for you then please contact Matt Hurst on 020 3319 3094 or matthew.hurst@liquidpersonnel.com

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.