Fostering Social Worker Rhondda Cynon Taff

Fostering Social Worker (peripatetic)

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Pay rate up to £38.43 per hour Umbrella company

An exciting opportunity has become available in the fostering service in RCT. The authority have a specialised support and assessment team and they have a vacancy working across both parts of the service, due to the restructuring of the service. This may also include the kinship element. Part time and full time applications will be considered. Pay rate for this position is up to £38.43 Umbrella company.

If you are looking for a new challenge in fostering then the service is a busy, supportive and experienced service offering a range of support and assessment services and they are keen to develop further to ensure they provide a skilled and quality service to children looked after and foster carers.

The support team provides social work supervisory and support services to all mainstream, short break and relative foster carers and has experienced members of staff who are developing good practice in this area of social work.

The assessment team undertakes the viability and unified assessments and is a small skilled team who have a wide knowledge base and experience in specialist Kinship Care assessments.

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic social worker who have a knowledge and understanding of the needs and experiences of children looked after and a working knowledge of fostering regulations and childcare legislation.

You must possess a social work qualification and be registered with Social Care Wales

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• Local agency
• Dedicated point of contact (supporting team to cover whilst on annual leave) with 20 years experience of the South Wales social work market
• Largest supplier of Qualified Social Workers across South Wales
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South Wales and West Wales
• Twice weekly payroll
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available - you choose!
• Refer a Friend scheme available
• FREE on site training offered to Hoop Social Workers

Contact Sarah Leigh at Hoop Social Work today on 02922 400519 for an informal chat