Assessing Kinship foster carers and supervising foster carers.

We are on a journey developing our service dedicated to improving outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire who need fostering. We are looking for a committed and well motivated individual to join us and support this developing service. This is a time limited post and will focus on the assessment and support of Kinship foster carers.

You will need to be a qualified social worker with good interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work independently. You should have experience in child-care social work. Experience in assessing foster carers is desirable and good assessment skills are essential.

We will offer you regular supervision, workload management, ongoing professional development and good experienced team support.

For an informal discussion please contact either Anne Silber Team Manager 01452 427847 anne.silber@gloucestershire.gov.uk or Mary Wiltshire Assistant TM 01452 427576 mary.wiltshire@gloucestershire.gov.uk or Lorraine O’Sullivan Assistant TM 01452 427660 lorraine.osullivan@gloucestershire.gov.uk .

Interview date: 25th November 2011.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This Position is subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

To apply online click the link below, where you will also find links to the Job Description, Person Specification and Guidance Notes.

Only if you have difficulty accessing the information published online should you contact GCC Recruitment Team by telephone 01452-425255 (24 hr Voicemail) or e-mail to recr4@gloucestershire.gov.uk quoting the vacancy reference number above.