Social Worker
Location
Stafford, Staffordshire
Job Type
Full-time
Category
community-and-social-service
Posted
June 16, 2026
Staffordshire County Council
Social Worker – Fostering and Kinship Team
Pay Rate: £33.30 per hour
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Locum
About the Role
Staffordshire County Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its Fostering and Kinship Team.
You will play a key role in assessing, supporting, and supervising foster carers and kinship carers, ensuring children are provided with safe, stable, and nurturing homes.
This role involves working closely with children, carers, and multi-agency professionals to promote permanence and achieve positive outcomes for children in care.
Key Responsibilities
Undertake fostering and kinship assessments, including connected persons assessments.
Support and supervise foster carers and kinship carers.
Complete annual reviews and statutory visits.
Contribute to care planning and permanence planning for children.
Prepare high-quality reports fo...
Social Worker – Fostering and Kinship Team
Pay Rate: £33.30 per hour
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Locum
About the Role
Staffordshire County Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its Fostering and Kinship Team.
You will play a key role in assessing, supporting, and supervising foster carers and kinship carers, ensuring children are provided with safe, stable, and nurturing homes.
This role involves working closely with children, carers, and multi-agency professionals to promote permanence and achieve positive outcomes for children in care.
Key Responsibilities
Undertake fostering and kinship assessments, including connected persons assessments.
Support and supervise foster carers and kinship carers.
Complete annual reviews and statutory visits.
Contribute to care planning and permanence planning for children.
Prepare high-quality reports fo...