Fostering Reviewing Officer - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

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Description
Organisation

  • Dorset Council
  • Location
  • Dorchester, United Kingdom
  • Reference
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  • Occupational group
  • Health and Social Care
  • Children's
  • Salary details

- £16,651 - £20,10
  • Job term
  • Part Time
  • Appointment type
  • Permanent
  • Contact
  • Kelvin Connelly
  • Contact
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  • Closing Date
  • 06 August :00 PM

Fostering Reviewing Officer:


22 hours (flexible working considered):


Salary £16,651 - £20,109:


County Hall, Dorchester, combined with home-working:


What's in it for you:


As a Fostering Reviewing Officer for Dorset Council you will be working in a Local Authority that is graded Good by Ofsted and is constantly looking to improve the standards of support provided to carers and the outcomes of children in our care.

You will be supported to play your part in our journey to outstanding.


You'll find a variety of exciting challenges working with children, foster carers, fostering social workers and our partner agencies in a work place that inspires you to grow personally and professionally.

You will be supported by a fellow Fostering Reviewing Officer in the team to coordinate your work and to support each other's learning and the growth of the service.


We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements although this job will involve travel, some of this will be out of county to visit foster carers who are not in Dorset.


What you can expect to be doing:

We are looking for part-time Fostering Reviewing Officer to contribute to the provision of a high-quality fostering service for children by ensuring that every foster carers suitability to foster and terms of approval are reviewed at least annually as required by the Fostering Regulations.


The role will include:

  • Chair foster carer reviews at least annually as required by the fostering regulations, following an agenda agreed by the Fostering Service Manager.
  • To rigorously assess foster carer's capability to meet the needs of children in foster care, incorporating their wishes and feelings as well as feedback from other professionals.
  • Develop positive relationships with social workers, foster carers, children and other professionals.
  • Provide analytical reports identifying examples of good practice and areas for improvement, themes and trends, feedback on children's views and suggestions for development, changes to practice, the services, and policies or procedures.
  • Complete Audits as part of the review process.

About you:

You will be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.

You will have experience working within the field of fostering and good knowledge of fostering processes.

You will be a confident communicator, able to challenge to ensure children are at the centre of your work.

You will be able to work independently and as part of a team.

You will be confident at writing reports.

You will be able to share the findings of your audit activity with governance boards.


You will be able to identify areas of improvement for the service and help put into action plans to make changes.


You will be expected to travel around the county and there will be some requirement to complete reviews outside of the county to foster carers who live in other areas of the UK.


Additional Information:

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.


You must:
- have a degree in social work/Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post


Dorset Council:

A great place to work:
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.


At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success


You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.


This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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