Assessing Social Worker – Fostering Kinship Assessment Team

Overview

Assessing Social Worker – Fostering kinship assessment team. Salary:
Grade
-PO3 £ 42,839 - £46,142 (SCP 32-35). Permanent, 37 hours per week. Based in Bradford district, hybrid option available. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Fostering in Bradford is the largest fostering family in the district, supporting fostering families caring for local children. Join our dedicated Fostering Service as a Kinship Assessing Social Worker, where you’ll play a vital role in identifying and supporting family placements that help children thrive. Working within a specialist team, you’ll complete full kinship assessments following viability checks, ensuring timely and appropriate placements.

This role suits a social worker with strong assessment skills, understanding of attachment and trauma, and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

• Identify and assess kinship placements and complete full kinship assessments following viability checks.
• Collaborate within the Fostering Service to secure timely and appropriate placements for children in care.
• Apply restorative and relational practice to build trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.

• Have a Social Work Degree and be registered with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
• Have a good working knowledge of fostering regulations, national minimum standards, and the SGO offer.
• Have a sound knowledge and/or experience of therapeutic support for fostering families.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have sound safeguarding knowledge and experience.
• Be able to make and maintain effective professional relationships.

• Retention Payment: eligible for annual retention payment, paid in 12 monthly instalments (non-contractual, reviewed annually).
• Generous annual leave – 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays.
• Excellent Local Government pension.
• Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave.
• Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Hybrid model of working.

• Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all employees to share this commitment.
• If shortlisted, you will be asked to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.
• For further information contact Sue Barron ) or S
• Closing date: 7th June 2026. Interview dates: 25th June 2026 & 2nd July 2026.