Senior Practitioner – Fostering Team - Five Rivers Child Care

Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £40,337 - £46,329
Office Working: 2 Days per week
Contract: Locum

We are currently working with the Independent Fostering Agency - Five Rivers Child Care - to find a Senior Practitioner who will cover the Midlands area, based in Chesterfield. The office region covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and South Yorkshire. The role offers a flexible hybrid working, as well as a manageable caseload to support high quality practice and meaningful support to foster families. 

Duties

• Supervising and supporting foster carers across the Midlands region.
• Undertaking assessments, annual reviews, and fostering-related reports.
• Providing consultation, guidance, and mentoring to less experienced colleagues.
• Leading on complex cases and supporting quality assurance processes.
• Contributing to the recruitment, assessment, and retention of foster carers.
• Promoting safeguarding and ensuring compliance with fostering regulations and standards.
• Working collaboratively with local authorities and partner agencies.
• Supporting practice development within a trauma-informed framework.
• Contributing to service improvement initiatives and fostering excellence across the region.
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What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)
   

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Social Work role, call Emily Cooper on 07745200325 or email ecooper@sheldon-phillips.com.