Kinship Social Worker

About the Team :

Warwickshire County Council is seeking skilled Social Workers to join their Kinship Assessment Team. If you're passionate about helping children remain within their extended families when they can't live with birth parents, this is an ideal opportunity.

Kinship is a specialist team within our broader fostering service, focusing on assessment of kinship foster carers and Special Guardians. We are a dedicated team, passionate about improving the lives of our children and young people and ensuring Kinship carers receive the support and recognition they deserve.

We are seeking social workers to undertake initial viability assessments; this is a new role within the Kinship Assessment Team. You'll carry out evidence-based initial viability assessments of prospective Kinship carers and Special Guardians. These are often time-sensitive to support legal proceedings and permanency planning.

Why It's a Great Place to Work

• Supportive Environment : The Kinship Team is known for its nurturing and supportive management. You'll be part of a team that values collaboration and mutual support, ensuring you have the resources and guidance needed to excel in your role.
• Professional Development : There are ample opportunities for career growth and professional development. The team encourages innovation and continuous learning, helping you expand your skills and knowledge in social work. There will be times where you may be asked to take on additional tasks across the fostering service.
• Impactful Work : Working in the Kinship Team allows you to make a real difference in the lives of children and families. You'll be directly involved in shaping children's futures.
• Recognition and Achievement : The fostering team has received a 'Good' rating from Ofsted, reflecting the high standards and quality of care provided. Being part of a team with such recognition is both rewarding and motivating.
• Flexible Working Arrangements : The role offers partial home working and flexible working arrangements, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, with the commitment of 2 days working from the office.
• Comprehensive Support : The team has access to Meadows Psychology Service who offer consultations to staff and foster carers. This comprehensive support system ensures that you can provide the best care and support to kinship carers.
• Community and Collaboration : The Kinship Team works closely with other teams within children and families, fostering a sense collaborative working.

You should bring prior experience in Children's Services, preferably in Kinship or Fostering, along with expertise in conducting complex assessments for Court / Fostering Panel, and a strong background in safeguarding. You must understand regulatory requirements in relation to Kinship care. Excellent assessment skills are essential, with the ability to provide analytical comprehensive reports within set timescales.

We are a countywide service, although initial viability assessments can be out of county, and there will be travel.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes :

About the Role :

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Key Requirements :

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration .

Key Requirements

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below :

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make :

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit : Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information :

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

An NPPV check is required for individuals who are to be appointed due to frequent and uncontrolled access to government assets.

Closing Date : midnight, 26th November 2025

Interview Date : 3rd December 2025

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more