Role: Social Worker Fosterting Recruitment & Assessment Team
Department: Children s Social Care, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Location: Stockton-on-Tees

Purpose of Role

Social Personnel is advertising a Social Worker role for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. To support the recruitment and assessment of foster carers and supported lodgings hosts, ensuring high-quality care provision for children and young people in Stockton-on-Tees.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive fostering assessments of mainstream foster carers, kinship carers, and supported lodgings hosts.
• Work collaboratively with fostering team colleagues, other council teams, and partner agencies.
• Ensure all assessments and recommendations comply with agreed policies, procedures, and statutory guidelines.
• Prepare clear, evidence-based reports to inform decision-making panels and care planning.
• Contribute to the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of carers.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in social care or related field, ideally with children and families.
• Strong knowledge of fostering regulations, safeguarding, and assessment frameworks.
• Excellent communication, interviewing, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multi-agency partners and within council procedures.

Desirable

• Previous experience in fostering assessments or recruitment of carers.
• Understanding of local fostering services and support networks.