About the Role

Are you passionate about supporting children to remain within their family networks? Do you have a strong background in completing robust, child-centred assessments? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for a dedicated Kinship Assessing Social Worker to join our friendly and supportive service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team focused on ensuring children can thrive in safe, nurturing kinship arrangements.

As a Kinship Assessing Social Worker, your primary focus will be on completing full kinship assessments for Kinship carers. You'll work closely with families, children, and professionals to explore the suitability of kinship placements, ensuring assessments are thorough, evidence-based, and reflective of the child's needs.

Key responsibilities include:

* Undertaking full connected persons (kinship) assessments, including viability assessments and Special Guardianship reports.

* Engaging with families in a sensitive and respectful way to understand their strengths and challenges.

* Working collaboratively with colleagues across fostering, and safeguarding teams.

* Presenting assessments to fostering panels.

* Contributing to the development of best practice in kinship care across the service.

About you

* Experience in completing assessments, ideally within fostering or kinship care.

* Confident in analysing risk, attachment, and family dynamics.

* Communicates effectively and builds strong relationships with families and professionals.

* Is passionate about keeping children within their family networks wherever safe and possible.

* Registered with Social Work England and hold a recognised Social Work qualification (Degree/DipSW/CQSW)

On Offer

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Salary range of £36,363 - £40,777 per annum

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Market rate supplement: £5,000 per annum

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Welcome Payment: £10,000 (see attached guidance)

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Retention payment: £2,000 - £4,000 depending on team.

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Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000

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Professional development: protected time and budget to develop yourself and your career

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Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

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Career progression: clear pathways to progress

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Annual Leave: 31 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period

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Flexible working: including the potential for job-sharing, part-time hours and agile working.

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Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling

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Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)

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Pick your perks - our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts