Social Worker - Fostering Assessments Coordinator
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Community Health, Child Development/Support, Human Services/ Social Work
Social Worker – Fostering Assessment Coordinator
Location:
Usk, Monmouthshire
Working Pattern: 4 days per week | Hybrid working
Rate: £38.43 per hour Umbrella
Contract:
Temporary
Hoop Social Work are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join Monmouthshire Social Services, based in Usk, working within their fostering service.
This is a specialist role for a Social Worker with significant experience of fostering and undertaking fostering assessments, who can coordinate and quality assure assessments completed by both internal and independent assessors.
Working 4 days per week on a hybrid basis, you will play an important role in ensuring fostering assessments progress within the required timescales and meet the appropriate quality and compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities- Allocating Form F and Form K assessments, alongside Letters of Instruction
- Overseeing assessment progress and ensuring key timescales are met
- Liaising regularly with independent fostering assessors
- Tracking assessment progress, quality and completion
- Leading and quality assuring fostering assessments
- Ensuring consistency, quality and compliance across assessments
- Providing constructive feedback and support to assessors
- Identifying any issues or delays and helping to ensure these are addressed promptly
You will need to be an experienced Social Worker with a strong background in fostering and fostering assessments. This is a role where your knowledge and experience will be particularly important, so previous experience undertaking and/or quality assuring fostering assessments is essential.
To apply, you will need:
- A minimum of 6 months' experience working in the UK as a registered Social Worker
- A recognised Social Work qualification
- Current registration with Social Care Wales or Social Work England
- An Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service, or be happy to apply for a new DBS
- 3 years of satisfactory referencing
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle
- 20+ years' experience in the social work market
- A local specialist agency based in Cardiff, with roles across South Wales, West Wales and South West England
- Exclusive roles and early access to new opportunities
- A Welsh-speaking consultant if you'd prefer to discuss your job search in Welsh
- PAYE or Umbrella payroll options – whichever suits you best
- Twice-weekly payroll
- A dedicated consultant as your main point of contact, with wider team support when needed
- We actively supply every Local Authority across South and West Wales, as well as clients across South West England
- £200 Love2
Shop voucher for every successful friend or colleague you refer - Wellbeing sessions and thoughtful extras, including birthday gifts
- DBS and compliance support to make the process as smooth and straightforward as possible
If you're an experienced fostering Social Worker looking for a specialist role with a good balance of home and office working.
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