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Kinship Assessing Social Worker

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Liverpool, Merseyside, L1, England, UK
Listing for: We Manage Jobs(WMJobs)
Full Time, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-03-06
Job specializations:
  • Social Work
    Child Development/Support, Family Advocacy & Support Services, Community Health
  • Child Care/Nanny
    Child Development/Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below

About the Team:

Warwickshire County Council is seeking skilled Social Workers to join their Kinship Assessment Team. If you're passionate about helping children remain within their extended families when they can't live with birth parents, this is an ideal opportunity.

Kinship is a specialist team within our broader fostering service, focusing on assessment of kinship foster carers and Special Guardians. We are a dedicated team, passionate about improving the lives of our children and young people and ensuring Kinship carers receive the support and recognition they deserve.

We are seeking social workers to assess prospective Kinship carers and Special Guardians. Your role will involve attending key meetings such as All About Me Reviews, legal planning meetings and fostering panel. You will need to manage your own caseload, ensuring compliance with legislation, policy, and national standards.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.  to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:
  • Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
  • Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee
  • A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
  • We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply
About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Kinship Social Worker in our Kinship Assessment Team covering Warwickshire and at times out of county
, full-time, fixed term on 12 months basis.

  • Supportive Environment:
    The Kinship Team is known for its nurturing and supportive management. You'll be part of a team that values collaboration and mutual support, ensuring you have the resources and guidance needed to excel in your role.
  • Professional Development:
    There are ample opportunities for career growth and professional development. The team encourages innovation and continuous learning, helping you expand your skills and knowledge in social work. There will be times where you may be asked to take on additional tasks across the fostering service.
  • Impactful Work:
    Working in the Kinship Team allows you to make a real difference in the lives of children and families. You'll be directly involved in shaping children's futures.
  • Flexible Working Arrangements:
    The role offers partial home working and flexible working arrangements, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, with the commitment of 2 days working from the office.
  • Comprehensive Support:
    The team has access to Meadows Psychology Service who offer consultations to staff and foster carers. This comprehensive support system ensures that you can provide the best care and support to kinship carers.
  • The role is to assess Kinship carers and determine suitability, there will be close working with Children’s teams and legal.

    • to download our Why work for Us Brochure

    Key Requirements:
    • Work is fast paced and short term
    • Opportunities for Court work
    • Evening and Weekends work will be required
    • The contract is Agile

    Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration
    .

    If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

    For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specifications below:

    • Year 1 Newly Qualified Social Worker - Grade J
    • Year 2 Social Worker - Grade K
    • Year 3 Senior Social Worker - Grade L
    • Year 4 Advanced Social Worker - Grade N
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