Social Worker - Fostering Team
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,412 to £41,771 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | North Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SCHB0828 |
Summary
The Role
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to join the Fostering Team within our Fostering and Kinship Service. As a Fostering Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for the supervision, support, and development of our foster carers. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Children’s Services to ensure placements are stable, safe, and responsive to the needs of children and young people.
Key responsibilities include:
• Providing regular supervision and support to foster carers and kinship carers in line with statutory requirements
• Undertaking fostering assessments (including Form F) and presenting to the fostering panel
• Monitoring and reviewing placements to ensure high-quality care and safeguarding
• Duty days; matching North Somerset foster carers to children who come into care or need short breaks in a planned or emergency basis
• Delivering training and contributing to carer development programmes
• Participating in recruitment campaigns and fostering events
• Ensuring that carers are adhering to National Minimum Standards (fostering)
• Completing any reports as necessary including annual reviews and standards of care reports
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to join the Fostering Team within our Fostering and Kinship Service. As a Fostering Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for the supervision, support, and development of our foster carers. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Children’s Services to ensure placements are stable, safe, and responsive to the needs of children and young people.
Key responsibilities include:
• Providing regular supervision and support to foster carers and kinship carers in line with statutory requirements
• Undertaking fostering assessments (including Form F) and presenting to the fostering panel
• Monitoring and reviewing placements to ensure high-quality care and safeguarding
• Duty days; matching North Somerset foster carers to children who come into care or need short breaks in a planned or emergency basis
• Delivering training and contributing to carer development programmes
• Participating in recruitment campaigns and fostering events
• Ensuring that carers are adhering to National Minimum Standards (fostering)
• Completing any reports as necessary including annual reviews and standards of care reports
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