Advanced Practitioner - Fostering Support - Wigan Council, Greater Manchester - Up to £40ph!

• Experience in managing support workers and or social workers
• Deputising for Team Manager in absence/leave
• Experience of working within a busy and fast paced fostering team
• Knowledge and experience of LADO and OFSTED procedures and notifications
• Knowledge and experience of LA Stability panels
• Desired - knowledge and use of liquid logic
• Supporting a small caseload of more complex foster carers, children and young people. Having sound knowledge of times in which support needs to be increased
• Providing fostering families with support guidance and advice. Completing annual reviews and all associated paperwork within timescale
• Duty rota, being included within the management duty rota - office based, one week at a time.
• Office working day Thursdays for all staff (further office days as required to complete role), Opportunities to work from home.
• Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding
• Experience of quality assurance

Benefits of working with Remedy as a Qualified Social Worker

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier to numerous local authorities throughout the UK giving us access to jobs before other agencies.
• Option to be paid on either Wednesday or Friday.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.