John Lewis have got the nation talking about foster carers and the important contribution they make and that has to be a good thing writes Emma Fincham.
Steve O’Loughlin shares his account of chairing one of CoramBAAF’s Black workers support groups - reflecting on the needs of Black workers and ensuring the voices and experiences of Black care experienced children are at the forefront of practice.
Linda Briheim-Crookall shares the key findings from a recent report by Coram Voice and The Rees Centre at University of Oxford. It is one of the biggest surveys to date that collects the voices of children and young people in care.
Fostering Panel Chair
The postholder will be responsible for ensuring Oxfordshire Fostering Panels operate effectively and in line with statutory requirements, including chairing the Fostering Panel, providing quality assurance of Panel documentation and Panel members, attending Panel Chair business meetings, appraisals and training events.
Oxfordshire County Council
£500 per panel inclusive. There is an additional £50 per hour for work undertaken outside of Panel., please see Job Advert
County Hall Oxford when face to face, alongside virtual.
Panel day runs between 3 - 6 hours plus preparation time.
Welcome to the job vacancies page. Here you will find jobs listed by organisations in the children’s social work sector, including adoption, fostering, kinship and therapeutic services.
Until now our publications have mainly been available in hard copy, but we are delighted to announce that many of our publications will now be available as eBooks.
With the re-launch of the Public Law Outline, it is a timely reminder of the need to allow sufficient time for kinship assessment work. Both for social workers to be able to complete robust and authoritative assessments, but also for kinship families to have the time and support to make potentially life changing decisions to care for a child.