Salary
£44,253 - £47,665 and Excellent Benefits
Directorate - Children and Young People's Services
Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.
We have a strong, visible, accessible leadership team and a heartfelt pledge to deliver outstanding services to children and their families.
We have an established Rotherham family approach that assists us in how we work with families and how we care and support our workforce.
We pride ourselves on our strong learning culture and use this positively to develop staff and improve practice.
We strongly believe in 'growing our own'. Your development and career goals are important to us.We will support you to achieve your career ambitions. Whether this is supporting you to be a confident Social Worker, advance practitioner, practice consultant or move through to management, we’ve got you and your career journey!
You will be joining an authority rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025.
You will be joining an authority who are passionate about supporting and assessing kinship carers to ensure children can remain with family or friends wherever possible
You will have:
A recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
A minimum of two years’ experience of working within a Local Authority or private sector fostering team.
Experience of undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers.
Sound knowledge of fostering regulations, childcare legislation, and safeguarding practice.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
The ability to work flexibly, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment.
Strong organisational skills, initiative, and the ability to work under pressure.
In-depth knowledge of legislation and a good understanding of the National Minimum Standards for Fostering (NMS 2011).
Closing Date:
Shortlisting:
Interviews:
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email:
Claire Ruckledge (Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team Manager)
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