Fostering Social Worker | Gateshead

Reference: 3645/77_1775061989

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Fostering Social Worker for Gateshead social services

You need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have experience in fostering to apply for this role.

Duties include:

Support and Supervision of Foster Carers

Provide regular supervision visits and ongoing professional support

Offer advice on behaviour management, attachment, trauma, and safeguarding

Support carers during placements, including crisis intervention

Promote carers' emotional wellbeing and resilience

Ensure foster carers understand safeguarding policies and procedures

Respond to allegations, concerns, or complaints involving foster carers

Work closely with child protection teams and regulatory bodies

Ensure children's welfare is always the paramount concern

Contribute to placement matching to meet children's individual needs

Support carers in implementing care plans and placement agreements

Attend and contribute to reviews, planning meetings, and professionals' meetings

Promote stability and permanency for children

Identify carers' training and development needs

Support carers to meet national fostering standards and competencies

Encourage reflective practice and continuous learning

Ensure children's views, wishes, and feelings are heard and respected

Promote children's education, health, and emotional wellbeing

Support carers to help children maintain positive identity and relationships

Advocate for children when necessary

Work collaboratively with children's social workers, health, education, and other agencies

Share information appropriately and professionally

Participate in panels, reviews, and court-related processes

Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records

Complete statutory reports and reviews

Ensure compliance with fostering regulations and policies

Complete annual foster carer reviews

Monitor placements and outcomes for children

Contribute to service development and quality improvement

If you feel you have the experience and are interested please get in touch to Andy Scully at [email protected]

Working with Caritas Recruitment offers you a number of benefits including:

  • Award winning contractor care service with access to your own specialist, dedicated Consultant
  • Access to every social work job across 180 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
  • Hot off the press personalised job alerts
  • Free "check your rate service" - Get paid the highest rates
  • £ refer a friend bonus
  • Free DBS and compliance service

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£32.00 - £32.73
Per hour
GBP32 - GBP32.73 per hour

Newcastle upon Tyne

Temporary

Added 01/04/2026
Reference: 3645/77_1775061989

Fostering Social Worker | Gateshead

Newcastle upon Tyne
Temporary

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