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Supervising Social Worker

| Assured Fostering

We are looking for a Supervising Social Worker, preferably who speaks Urdu, to support the Registered Manager in developing the service and supporting foster carers as we grow, maintaining the caring and supportive ethos that the owners want for foster carers, children, and staff. The postholder will support foster carers and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care. The postholder will support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.

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Fostering Panel Chair

| Action for Children

Do What's Right, Do what's needed, Do what works.
As a professional and engaged Chair of meetings the postholder will facilitate a diverse and committed Fostering panel covering fostering services across the South of England. This panel hears items from two teams based in the South West along with one team in Hampshire and another in London. We hold roughly 16 panels per year.

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Independent Social Worker - Assessment Team

| Coram IAC

We are seeking to recruit experienced freelance Social Workers to assess applicants for their suitability as adoptive parents and Early Permanence carers. The postholder must be able to take work in London and the surrounding counties. Applicants must be self-motivated, able to work to deadlines and be flexible in meeting the needs of the applicants and the agency. Substantial experience in adoption work is essential. An Induction and ongoing training will be provided.

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Fostering Medical Advisor

| Team Fostering

The Fostering Medical Adviser provides independent, expert medical advice to the fostering service to support safe and informed decision-making about foster carers’ health. The postholder will support how the fostering agency makes decisions and ensures compliance with statutory requirements, fostering regulations, and best practice standards. The postholder will provide specialist medical advice to the fostering service in respect of prospective and approved foster carer’s ability to provide care to children.