Job Title: Social Worker - Fostering and Adoption Team
Post requires a license: Yes
Post requires 5 years residency: No
Salary Range: £62,106.04 to £68,437.82
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:09/09/2025
Whatever you want from your career, you have the scope to find it here. We foster a work approach based on mutual support and collaboration, where everyone feels empowered to empower others. You’ll find countless opportunities to learn, develop and grow a rewarding career where we recognises the importance of your personal and professional well-being. By considering moving internally across the Public Service, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey.
Job Overview
As an important part of the Fostering team, a social worker would provide comprehensive social work assessments and support for children and young people in foster care as well as their family and carers.
The Fostering social worker will deliver day-to-day operations of social work services and access/facilitate resources to manage risk and meet the identified needs whilst working alongside other departments in the service to support those in need of safeguarding and/or intervention.
For an informal discussion please contact Sarah Wakeham at s.wakeham@health.gov.je
Job Purpose
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Across the Jersey public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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