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Date Added: Sat 16/08/2025

Social Work Assistant

Cardiff, UK
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Company: RANDSTAD CARE

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £19.00 - £20.50 per hour

Role Overview:You will work closely with Social Workers to support kinship carers and foster carers, helping ensure children and young people receive the best possible care. This will include practical support, administrative tasks, and direct engagement with carers and families.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with visits to carers, families, and placements

  • Support with gathering and recording information for assessments

  • Coordinate meetings, take notes, and maintain accurate records

  • Liaise with carers, children, and professionals to support care plans

  • Provide practical support to enable positive outcomes for children

What we're looking for:

  • Experience working with children, families, or within fostering/kinship care

  • Strong communication and organisational skills

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

  • Understanding of safeguarding principles

  • Driver with access to a car (desirable)

What's on offer:

  • Competitive agency rates

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and carers

  • Supportive and friendly team environment

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

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