Social Worker
| Posting date: | 11 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £36,427.00 to £48,749.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £36427.00 - £48749.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2026 |
| Location: | Leed, LS12 6AJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0033-26-0010 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities Provide customised and focused Social Work support to Barnardos cohort of foster carers and/or adopters to ensure they provide a safe and secure environment for children/young people placed Undertake appropriate Social Work assessments in line with the needs of the service users Adhere at all times to relevant Safeguarding procedures and immediately reporting child protection concerns internally in line with Barnardos policy and when appropriate to external bodies Maintain knowledge and understanding of and adhere at all times to all Barnardos policies and procedures, legislative requirements and relevant inspection bodies criteria Produce Social Work reports to be used externally and internally Represent Barnardos and/or the service at external and internal meetings In accordance with Barnardos policies and procedures, assist senior management to address service complaints as and when required As and when required, provide support to colleagues at Joint Supervision meetings Contribute to the development of the service by: ensuring the voice of children/young people and carers/adopters are represented in the service through engaging in and where appropriate lead in the delivery of participation and consultation activities delivering relevant training to Barnardos cohort of foster carers and adopters to the relevant standards on both a group and individual basis and provide feedback to enable training materials to be updated to remain relevant and effective providing feedback to enable the development of service policies and procedures or assist with service development projects in line with service business plans providing feedback to enable development of service policies and procedures and service delivery to young persons, carers and adopters supervision* of staff, students or volunteers may be expected *allocating work, day to day supervision & support