Qualified Social Worker Fostering Team

Do you want to work for a local authority that offers rapid career progression?

Join a forward-thinking local authority that is investing in its future, with a clear vision for growth and improvement. We're searching for ambitious individuals to help achieve this vision, and in return, we offer an excellent benefits package to Children's Social Workers interested in joining our Fostering teams in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

Our local authority proudly operates the Mockingbird scheme, with specialist Kinship and SGO teams, along with recruitment, retention, and therapeutic support teams.

Salary: £36,648 - £44,428 - DOE

Benefits include:

• A stable, experienced workforce
• Access to an expert therapeutic team offering PACE, DDP, MIMS, and Think Bricks interventions
• Open communication channels with carers through quarterly forums, newsletters, and regular meetings
• Flexible working options including a Time Scheme and Compressed Hours
• £2,000 retention payment
• Car user allowance of £500* and mileage reimbursement
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fees
• Relocation package up to £8,000
• 25 days of annual leave (with an option to purchase additional days), increasing with length of service
• Access to the 'Wellbeing Matters' Internal Programme
• Season ticket loans for bus and Metro-link
• Annual Staff Awards
• 'Let's Talk' Development Opportunities
• Clear progression pathways for your career

As a Social Worker in the Fostering Team, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing ongoing support and supervision to foster carers and their families
• Maintaining detailed records of children and young people's progress
• Attending meetings, child care statutory reviews, and care planning meetings
• Collaborating with foster parents and social workers to manage contact between children and their birth families

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• A Social Work Qualification
• At least 1 year of experience within a similar team
• Social Work England registration

Know someone who might be interested? Refer a friend or colleague, and if they're successfully placed, we'll give you £300 worth of vouchers as a thank-you! (T&Cs apply).

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Cameron McKenzie on or email .

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.