Social Personnel are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the fostering team

Duties;

• To support the Trust in recruiting foster carers for Children and Young People in Care and ensure each child’s wishes are met at every step of the way.
• This is a key role and you will be the face of the Trust in your daily routine with the local community.  You will have strong skills and experience in positively engaging, communicating and forging professional relationships with children and carers, as well as having in depth understanding of safeguarding, support and regulatory requirements.
• You will work towards key targets and KPI’s within your role and confident to be able to present and deliver when recruiting new foster carers
• Manage as well as providing technical and professional expertise, mentoring and quality assurance to less experienced colleagues.  You will also support the Team Manager in the day-to-day running of the team.
• You will represent the service and lead in externally marketing campaigns and be confident in delivering engaging interactive presentations in the proactive recruitment of foster carers.