Our client, Shropshire County Council, is seeking an agency social worker for its Fostering service.
This role will last 3 months initially, paid at £28.55 per hour (MOU rate).
The role will involve the following:
- Supporting and Supervising Foster Carers
- Ensuring High-Quality Placements & Safe Care
- Monitoring, Visiting & Oversight
- Visiting carers regularly
- Monitoring the home environment and child's progress
- Ensuring fostering households remain compliant with regulations and standards
- Multi agency Collaboration & Case Coordination Teams messages highlight real-world expectations
- Supporting initiatives like the Mockingbird Constellation model.
Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £250 if placed?
Requirements of the role:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Fully Social Work England registered
- 3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
- Must have significant experience in children's social care, specifically in a fostering setting
- Commitment to trauma informed, child centred, therapeutic practice.
Please contact me ASAP to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.

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