Details:
- Salary: £40 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Wigan Council
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Advance Practitioner – Fostering Support
£40 per hourly rate
Wigan Council are looking for an Advance Practitioner to join their Fostering Support Team.
Key Requirements:
Experience in managing support workers and or social workers.
Deputising for Team Manager in absence/leave
Experience of working within a busy and fast paced fostering team.
Knowledge and experience of LADO and OFSTED procedures and notifications
Knowledge and experience of LA Stability panels
Desired - knowledge and use of liquid logic
Supporting a small caseload of more complex foster carers, children and young people. Having sound knowledge of times in which support needs to be increased.
Providing fostering families with support guidance and advice. Completing annual reviews and all associated paperwork within timescale
Duty rota, being included within the management duty rota - office based, one week at a time.
Office working day Thursdays for all staff (further office days as required to complete role), Opportunities to work from home.
Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding.
Experience of quality assurance.
Why work with We do Social Work?
New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
Twice weekly payroll
Free DBS and compliance service
Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
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“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us*
We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes*
Please contact Katie at (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information