Connected Carer - Assessment

What's involved with this role:
Interim Connected Carer - Assessment
Reference no: Hartlepool 1004796314767572
Pay Rate: £958.73 per day PAYE
37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3-4 months
City: HARTLEPOOL
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
The team undertakes assessments of Connected Carers to children in care and children at risk of becoming looked after. These assessments can include Viability Assessments, as well as Full Connected Persons Assessments and Special Guardianship Reports.
You will have the opportunity to strengthen your assessment writing skills and improve your knowledge of Fostering Regulations / Fostering National Minimum Standards.
As an assessing social worker, you would hold a full case load of kinship assessments and have the opportunity to supervise and support carers who have been temporarily approved as Foster Carers. You will also be essential in supporting applicants to attend the Fostering Panel both prepared and within our policy timescales
Key Responsibilities
Undertake Viability Assessments, Full Connected Persons Assessments and Special Guardianship Reports.
You may also be required to provide supervision and support to temporarily / newly approved foster carers.
You will prepare your applicants for Foster Panel and support them on the day with their attendance
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.
Qualifications:
Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England with 2 year's experience
Knowledge:
Can demonstrate an understanding of the Fostering National Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations.
Experience:
Experience in a wide range of aspects of the social work role
Skills & Abilities:
Has excellent report writing and communication skills
Is able to work as part of the team and the wider service, whilst having the initiative and confidence to work autonomously when required.
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Job Ref: Hartlepool 1004796314767572
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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