Social Worker – Connected Carers Team - Rochdale Council

Location: Rochdale Council
Pay/Salary: up to £39 per hour
Office Working: 2 Days per week
Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Rochdale to find an experienced Social Worker for their Fostering Team within Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Rochdale are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their services. This is an exciting time to be joining the service as we have established three Mockingbird Hubs, a Supported Lodgings Service and the fostering team are also working closely with the No Wrong Door hub. In addition we are training all our foster carers in the Secure Base model and Therapeutic Parenting with PACE training. 

Duties

• Undertake statutory assessments, such as Connected Persons assessments, regulations 24 and viability assessments. 
• Presenting assessments at fostering panel, as well as attending court, when required.
• Supporting and supervising kinship foster carers, delivering Skills to Foster and Secure Base Training.
• Work apart of a duty rota. 
   

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 in a Rochdale, call Emily Cooper on 07745200325 or email ecooper@sheldon-phillips.com.