Senior Practitioner - Bristol & Somerset

3 or 4 days      Permanent

Capstone Foster Care is a well-established fostering organisation, our vision is to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, supporting carers to do an important job, really well

We have an exciting opportunity to join our enthusiastic and motivated team to support amazing foster carers who provide excellent family experiences for children and young people. As a Senior Practitioner you will lead by example, be child focused with excellent communication skills. Working in partnership with other team members to provide a high quality and safe service for our foster families and the children/young people they look after across Bristol & Somerset.

As a Senior Practitioner we are looking for:

• A qualified Social Worker and SWE registered
• Understanding and experience of safeguarding policy and procedures
• Understanding of quality assurance and compliance checks
• Experience of dealing with a crisis effectively.
• Knowledge of fostering and childcare legislation
• Be able to be flexible to occasionally work evenings and weekends
• Be eligible to work within the UK.
• Current driving licence and access to transport

In return we offer:

• Home based, flexible working allowing a work/life balance
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Holidays starting from 27 days plus Bank Holidays plus an extra day for your birthday!
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Foster Talk membership
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance membership
• Pension
• Wellbeing and fitness app membership

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and feel you are able to share our vision we would love to hear from you. Come and to be part of our exceptional team!

The successful applicant will need to complete a DBS application.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is enshrined within Capstone Foster Care policy and practice. We expect our employees to share this commitment with us.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and value individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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