Fostering Assessing Social Worker

Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs

Come and join the team here in Rotherham! Why?

We have a strong, visible, accessible leadership team and a heartfelt pledge to deliver outstanding services to children and their families.

We have an established Rotherham family approach that assists us in how we work with families and how we care and support our workforce.

We pride ourselves on our strong learning culture and use this positively to develop staff and improve practice.

We strongly believe in ‘growing our own’. Your development and career goals are important to us. We will support you to achieve your career ambitions. Whether this is supporting you to be a confident Social Worker, advance practitioner, practice consultant or move through to management, we’ve got you and your career journey!

You will be joining an authority rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025.

You will be joining an authority who are passionate about supporting and assessing kinship carers to ensure children can remain with family or friends wherever possible

We have a generous annual leave allowance.

We have manageable caseloads and support hybrid working arrangements.

A recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.

A passion for improving outcomes for children.

A minimum of two years’ experience of working within a Local Authority or private sector fostering team.

Experience of undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers.

Sound knowledge of fostering regulations, childcare legislation, and safeguarding practice.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.

The ability to work flexibly, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment.

Strong organisational skills, initiative, and the ability to work under pressure.

In-depth knowledge of legislation and a good understanding of the National Minimum Standards for Fostering (NMS 2011).

Closing Date: 25.10.26

Shortlisting: 28.10.26

Interviews: 04.11.26

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email:

Claire Ruckledge (Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team Manager) clare.ruckledge@rotherham.gov.uk

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.