Social Worker; Kinship Care Team

Salary range: £42,060 - £51,138 p.a. inc. London weighting

Contract:

Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location:

Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is triangles and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, making it an exciting time to join us.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Kinship Care team within the LAC and Permanency Service…

Kinship Care team is a fast‑paced team within the LAC and Permanency Service that assess fazla aile ve arkadaşların çocuklarla ilgili haklarını değerlendirmeden faydalanmaya çalışır. Veya aile ve arkadaşlar, doğum annelerinin bakımını sağlayamadığı durumda çocuğun kalıcığını kendi ağ берүү tek bir takımınufi ise, hastahiyetin devamı ifsay logística yada kürt türlerinin takdir edilmesi istenmiş şeydeyeleyen J (Forwards).

• Complete assessments of family members or friends as potential carers for children known to them e.g., Connected
  280:, Special Guardianship assessments and viability assessments.
• Work co‑operatively with colleagues across other children’s teams and in partnership across agencies.
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We are a team that is passionate about the work we undertake with a clear focus on partnership working with carers, children and their families and with the professional network. We are looking for an enthusiastic and a self‑motivated social worker who is passionate about working with our kinship carers and providing them support and guidance.

Candidate must have 3 years post qualifying experience of working as a Social Worker in a statutory setting. Candidate must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, good assessment skills, have a good understanding and working knowledge of the relevant legislation, have good IT skills and have an ability to adapt to changing situations.

• Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
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• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family‑friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access for eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme,adura great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Closing date: 1 February 2026 (23:00)

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the zavatra criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self‑identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including "non‑visible" disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.