Fostering Senior Social Worker- Kinship/Assessment

Our client CFLL Directorate is looking for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to join their Fostering Team.

As part of the Fostering Team the role will be to increase our pool of foster carers, and ensure that foster carers receive adequate and appropriate training and supervision for the tasks they fulfil. The role holder will promote Corporate Parenting by working alongside Social Workers and other agencies to ensure children's care plans are met.

They will ensure that children and young people are adequately protected in line with SCPC and departmental policy and procedures and relevant legislation. This will involve working within statutory responsibilities and departmental policies, including recording, report writing, file access, complaints and confidentiality. The role holder within the assessment part of the service will also present Foster Carer Assessments (Form F) to Surrey's Foster Panel.

The role holder will ensure that Looked After Children reach their full potential in respect of the five outcomes and have equal access to services.