Social Worker (Fostering)
Blackpool Council
- Internal
Contract: Permanent Hours: 29.6 per week over 4 days, or full-time hours will be considered Salary: NJC Grade H1/H2 SCP 27-35 £38,220 - £46,142 pro-rata per annum Closing Date: Friday 19th June 2026 at 12 noon This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal. Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority. An opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join the Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team. The role involves supporting the recruitment, assessment, and approval of foster carers, alongside providing essential support to the Kinship Care Team through the completion of kinship care assessments. Applicants will ideally have experience in fostering and completing Form F and/or Form K assessments; however, we also welcome applications from social workers with strong assessment and report-writing skills and a robust safeguarding background. The post requires the ability to undertake both mainstream fostering assessments and kinship assessments, ensuring a proportionate, child-centred approach that balances regulatory requirements with the needs of children and their families. You will be joining a well-established, supportive, and experienced Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team. The team works very closely with kinship colleagues. You will receive regular support, supervision and make use of an extensive training and development program for our team members. Blackpool Council welcomes applications from all the community. You must be registered with Social Work England For further information, please contact Danielle McMahon, Team Manager on Danielle.McMahon@Blackpool.gov.uk or 01253 476563 What we offer It all adds up to an exciting package. We’ve strengthened our recruitment process too - You’ll get a quick response to any expression of interest and application. We offer regular virtual interview days and we will keep in contact with you from the day you are offered a role to your first day with us. to view the Job Description. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) For further information on the health and wellbeing support on offer during your employment, please see here. Have you got what it takes to ride the Roller Coaster ride of Social Work in Blackpool? for further information on the career path and development opportunities available at Blackpool please see here.
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Location
Bickerstaffe House (1 Bickerstaffe Square), Talbot Road, Blackpool, FY1 3AH, United Kingdom
Job ID
5408111
