Stockport - Supervising Social Worker - Kinship Care Team
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated to join Supervising Social Worker their Kinship Care Team.
Location :- Piccadilly, Stockport
Payrate :-£35.00 Per hour (Umbrella)
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake assessments of kinship carers, including viability, connected persons, and special guardianship assessments, in line with statutory requirements.
- Provide ongoing supervision, guidance, and support to approved kinship carers to ensure safe and stable placements for children.
- Assess the support needs of kinship families and develop tailored support plans to promote placement stability and positive outcomes.
- Work directly with children, young people, and their kinship carers to ensure their voices, wishes, and lived experiences inform care planning.
- Monitor placements to ensure safeguarding standards are met and children's welfare remains central to all decision-making.
- Prepare high-quality reports for fostering panels, court proceedings, and care planning meetings as required.
- Work collaboratively with children's social workers, legal teams, education, health services, and partner agencies to coordinate support.
- Provide advice and support to kinship carers around trauma, attachment, contact arrangements, and managing complex family dynamics.
- Contribute to permanency planning, including Special Guardianship Orders (SGO), Child Arrangements Orders (CAO), and long-term care planning.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case recordings in accordance with legislative and organisational standards.
- Participate in training, support groups, and development opportunities for kinship carers to strengthen their skills and resilience.
- Promote anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive, and child-centred practice in all aspects of service delivery.
Essential Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification - Degree or equivalent
- At least 3 years' experience as a social worker within children's services
- Social Work England Registration
- Driving license and access to own vehicle
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to Yug Vaishnav at or call on 020 4574 3378.
Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include:
- DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy
- Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us
- Bonus for finding your own job
- Twice weekly payroll
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Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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