Advance Practitioner – Fostering Support

• £40 per hourly rate

Wigan Council are looking for an Advance Practitioner to join their Fostering Support Team.

Key Requirements:

• 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.

Why work with We do Social Work?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

Refer a friend!

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us*

We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 

Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes*

Please contact Katie at (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.