About Us and The Role

OFSTED have rated us Good!

Our Offer to you.

Warwickshire has a fantastic fostering team with a recent OFSTED rating of Good. We recruit foster carers, assess them, take applicants to our virtual fostering panel and offer our Warwickshire foster carers training and support. We also have an SGO (Special Guardianship Order) support team, a Fostering Placement Hub and a psychologist who supports foster carers and staff. We are countywide and have links with Fostering Network to support us and our foster carers. In addition to this Warwickshire offers wide ranging training. Our staff group is made up of fostering support workers and social workers. Our team is growing to match the needs of the children in Warwickshire. We are proud of our Fostering Team and if you join us you will see why.

We are looking for a Fostering Reviewing Officer (FRO) who also is deputy to the Fostering Panel Chair Advisor. This is permanent full-time position. The role is to assess and review foster carers ongoing approval when it comes to their annual foster home performance review (after the first year). The position would be of a quality assurance nature, and you would work alongside the Agency Decision Maker. The role also involves giving advice to Social Workers and managers on questions relevant to reviews. Other duties would be to produce a quarterly report on the numbers, standards, challenges, and themes of our reviews. You are also responsible for monitoring the fostering register. You will deputise for the Panel Advisor to cover holiday periods. This will involve organising Panel, quality assuring all assessments and reviews that come to Panel and acting as Panel Advisor on the day of Panel providing guidance on fostering regulations.  You will work closely with the Panel Advisor to explore themes and challenges and consider ways to share learning to the wider Fostering Team. There is also the opportunity for project work. 

Our career pathway.

We would welcome you into a stable and established team.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public. 

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

For an informal discussion contact Jo Smith josmith@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 5th September 2022

Interview Date: 15th September 2022

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so. 

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.   

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.   

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.  

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.