Social Worker - Fostering Support & Development

Position: Social Worker - Fostering Support & Development
Location: Queenborough

Social Worker – Fostering Support & Development Team (Permanent)

Location:

Medway Council (Hybrid working available)
Salary: £38,476 – £41,956 + market supplements (dependent on experience)
Market Premia of £3,000
Annual Retention (After 12 months) of £2,000

Contract:

Permanent

Pro Social Partners are proud to be working in partnership with Medway Council to recruit a Social Worker to join their Fostering Support & Development Team within Children’s Social Care.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated fostering service focused on recruiting, supporting, and retaining high-quality foster carers, ensuring children in care experience stability, safety, and positive outcomes.

Medway’s Fostering Service places relationship-based practice at the heart of its work, valuing professional judgement, reflective practice, and strong support for both foster carers and social workers.

The Role
As a Social Worker within the Fostering Support & Development Team, you will:
Provide high-quality supervision, support, and guidance to approved foster carers.
Undertake fostering assessments, reviews, and development work in line with regulations and best practice.
Support foster carers to meet the needs of children and young people in placement, including those with complex needs.
Contribute to placement stability through timely intervention, support planning, and problem-solving.
Work closely with children’s social workers, commissioning teams, and partner agencies to achieve positive placement outcomes.
Prepare clear, analytical reports for fostering panels, reviews, and decision-making forums.
Promote reflective practice and ongoing professional development for foster carers.

About You
You will be a committed and capable practitioner with:
A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
Post-qualifying experience within Children’s Social Care, ideally with experience in fostering, looked after children, or permanence services.
Strong assessment, analytical, and report-writing skills.
Confidence working with foster carers, children, and multi-agency partners.
A relationship-based, supportive, and strengths-led approach to practice.

Why Medway Council?
A well-established fostering service with a clear focus on quality and stability.
Supportive management, regular reflective supervision, and strong peer support.
Investment in training, development, and career progression.
Hybrid working arrangements supporting work–life balanc