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Social Worker- Kinship Team
| Posting date: | 28 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,412 to £41,771 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2025 |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | North Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SCHC0828 |
Summary
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
Essential Criteria:
We would welcome applicants who meet the following criteria:
A Social Work Degree and are registered with Social Work England
Completed their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment
Have worked in a safeguarding setting
Experience of writing balanced reports
Confident in preparing and presenting reports
Excellent ICT, communication and organisational skills
Experience and some knowledge of the Fostering National Minimum Standards
Knowledge and ideally some experience of using strengths-based approaches, restorative practice and knowledge of the Mockingbird Model
Ability to recognise when support is needed and respond proportionally to crisis
Desirable Criteria:
Has worked in a Local Authority as a social worker
Experience of working with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Experience of attending and presenting at a fostering panel
Experience of assessment writing
Contact Information
For further information about the role, please contact the Fostering Team Manager Louisa Loveridge at louisa.loveridge@n-somerset.gov.uk.
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
Essential Criteria:
We would welcome applicants who meet the following criteria:
A Social Work Degree and are registered with Social Work England
Completed their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment
Have worked in a safeguarding setting
Experience of writing balanced reports
Confident in preparing and presenting reports
Excellent ICT, communication and organisational skills
Experience and some knowledge of the Fostering National Minimum Standards
Knowledge and ideally some experience of using strengths-based approaches, restorative practice and knowledge of the Mockingbird Model
Ability to recognise when support is needed and respond proportionally to crisis
Desirable Criteria:
Has worked in a Local Authority as a social worker
Experience of working with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Experience of attending and presenting at a fostering panel
Experience of assessment writing
Contact Information
For further information about the role, please contact the Fostering Team Manager Louisa Loveridge at louisa.loveridge@n-somerset.gov.uk.
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