£35 - £36 Per Hour
Full Time
Temporary
Wirral, Merseyside
Social Care
Posted 7 days ago
Expires In 21 Days
Job Description
📍 Location: Merseyside
💷 Pay Rate: £36 per hour
🏡 Hybrid Working Available
Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker looking to make a real difference in the lives of children through fostering? We’re seeking a skilled professional to join a dedicated Fostering Team in Merseyside. This role plays a vital part in recruiting, assessing, supporting, and supervising foster carers to ensure children and young people have safe, nurturing homes where they can thrive.
🔍 Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake Form F assessments for prospective foster carers
- Provide supervision, support, and guidance to approved carers
- Ensure all placements meet safeguarding and quality standards
- Contribute to the matching process to place children with the right families
- Work collaboratively with children’s social workers, carers, and multi-agency partners
- Monitor and review foster placements to promote stability and wellbeing
✅ What We’re Looking For:
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
- 4+ years’ post-qualified experience, ideally in fostering or children’s services
- Strong understanding of fostering regulations, safeguarding and the National Minimum Standards
- Ability to build positive, supportive relationships with foster carers
- Excellent assessment, report-writing, and communication skills
- A commitment to achieving the best outcomes for children in care
🌈 Why Join Us?
- Be part of a welcoming, child-focused team
- Hybrid working and flexible scheduling
- Competitive hourly rate
- Opportunity to influence positive outcomes in fostering
🚀 Why Work with Pertemps?
- Dedicated consultant with access to nationwide opportunities
- Fast-track online registration
- Weekly payroll and reliable service
- Ongoing compliance support
- Referral schemes and bonuses available
💬 Apply now or contact us for more info. We also recruit across MASH, Adoption, Children’s Services, Adult Teams, IRO, and more.
🎁 Know someone perfect for this role? Refer a friend and earn a bonus!
📩 Reach out today 👇
Vicki Aspinall
Vicki.Aspinall@pprsocialcare.co.uk
07484906671
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Pertemps Professional Recruitment London
19 Great Winchester Street
London
Greater London
EC2N 2JA
0203 897 1477
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