South Tyneside Council
Are you an experienced Social Worker skilled in family assessment, fostering regulations, and permanence planning? Join South Tyneside's specialist Connected Carers Team to facilitate stable, long-term placements for children within their family network.
The Opportunity: Locum Contract
This is a Full-Time, Ongoing Locum Contract working 37 hours per week in South Tyneside. The role offers a highly competitive pay rate of £28.29 per hour, reflecting the specialist nature of the work.
📝 Core Duties and Responsibilities
This role requires a blend of frontline safeguarding, meticulous assessment, and legal expertise related to permanence for Children in Care (CiC/LAC).
Kinship Assessment: Undertaking complex and detailed viability assessments and full Regulation 24 (Temporary Approval) assessments of prospective Special Guardians (usually grandparents, aunts/uncles, or family friends).
Special Guardianship (SGO) Reports: Preparing comprehensive and high-quality Special Guardianship Reports for the Family Court, providing critical evidence and analysis regarding the suitability of the carers and the long-term plan for the child.
Support Planning: Assessing the long-term support needs of approved Special Guardians, including financial, therapeutic, and contact support, and coordinating packages to ensure placement stability.
Fostering Liaison: Working closely with the Fostering Team to manage the transition where connected carers are approved as Family and Friends Foster Carers.
Statutory Compliance: Ensuring all work is compliant with the Children Act 1989, SGO Regulations, and relevant Fostering regulations.
✅ What We Need From You
A recognized professional qualification in Social Work.
Current registration with Social Work England (SWE).
A minimum of 2 years post-qualified experience, ideally within Fostering, Permanence, or a specialist Kinship/Connected Carers Team.
Proven experience in writing and presenting analytical, court-ready reports (e.g., SGO Reports, Form C).
Strong commitment to achieving permanence for children and excellent direct work skills with both children and adult family members.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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