Social Worker - Fostering Team in Middlesbrough, Cleveland

Social Worker – Fostering Team
Location: Middlesbrough, TS1 2DA
Pay Rate: £21.70 per hour PAYE or £27.56 per hour Umbrella
Contract: Temporary
Contract Duration: 19 June 2026 to 20 September 2026
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Seven Resourcing is currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join a Fostering Team in Middlesbrough on a temporary basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified social worker with fostering experience to support children and young people by recruiting, assessing, and supporting foster carers to provide safe, stable, and nurturing homes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload within the fostering service, ensuring high-quality social work practice.
• Undertake assessments of prospective foster carers, including Form F assessments where required.
• Provide ongoing supervision, support, and guidance to approved foster carers.
• Complete annual reviews and contribute to fostering panel processes.
• Undertake statutory visits and ensure all safeguarding responsibilities are met.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with children, foster carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and timely reports, assessments, and case records.
• Participate in care planning meetings, placement matching, and permanency planning.
• Ensure compliance with fostering regulations, national minimum standards, and organisational policies.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-agency environment to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Previous experience working within a fostering team or children's social care setting.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Children Act 1989, fostering regulations, and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience completing assessments and managing complex cases.
• Excellent communication, assessment, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage competing priorities.
• Enhanced DBS check.

Why Work with Seven Resourcing?

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