Matching Social Worker

Contract Type: 12 months fixed term contract

About the Group

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!

88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here:

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Matching Social Worker to join our Referral Hubs team.

In this rewarding role, you will be responsible for identifying safe, stable and well-matched fostering placements for children and young people. Working closely with Referral Coordinators, Supervising Social Workers, foster carers and Local Authorities, you will gather and assess information, complete matching assessments and risk assessments and ensure children receive the right support to achieve positive outcomes.

Who we are looking for

We're looking for a qualified Social Worker with experience in fostering or children's social care, who has excellent assessment, communication and relationship-building skills. You'll be confident making informed decisions, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Most importantly, you'll be passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people, with a child-centred approach and a commitment to safe, high-quality matching practice.

But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options
• Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you. Just some of the things on offer:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100’s of discount options

Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Title:

Matching Social Worker

Location:

Regionally cover London/South

Contract Type: 12 months fixed term contract

Hours:

37.5 per week

Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 dependent on experience

About the Group

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!

88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here:

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are…