We are looking for individuals that have experience of having worked within Children Statutory Services to carry out the following duties:

To develop and provide a flexible and high quality Placements Service with the purpose of:

improving placement choice and stability for children in care; improving the experience of

social workers, foster carers and children in identifying suitable placements; delivering the best

possible value to the Council in terms of cost and quality of placements.

To provide bespoke packages of practical support to foster carers, young people and families in

the community to maximise placement viability and stability, prevent placement breakdown and

retain foster carers. Also to identify matches between children and suitable foster carers who can

meet their emotional, educational, cultural and health needs, and who can provide stability and a

sense of belonging.

For more information, please contact Simone at Social Care Locums.