Social Worker Level 2
Directorate: Children and Families
Team: Fostering Team – Corporate Parenting Service
Job Family: Supporting – CBG9 (Level 1) and Supporting – CBG10 (Level 2)
Salary: Level 1 – £34,811 – £37,562 per annum plus Standard MRS £5,100 per annum
Level 2 – £38,476 – £40,069 per annum plus Standrad MRS £5,150 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.
Contract Type: Hybrid – Permanent
Closing Date: 14th December 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
About the role
We’re excited to offer an opportunity to join our brand-new Kinship Team, where you’ll play a vital role in assessing and supporting kinship carers within our Fostering Service. This is your chance to make a real difference for children and families by helping them thrive in safe, nurturing environments.
As an Assessment Social Worker, you will work closely with applicants to assess their strengths and vulnerabilities as foster carers. You’ll guide them through the rewards and challenges of fostering, ensuring they understand their role and responsibilities throughout the process. You will also support carers in developing therapeutic parenting approaches and safeguard children within their family networks.
Your role will involve completing a range of assessments, including initial visits, Regulation 24 assessments, Special Guardianship assessments, friends and family foster assessments, and Form F assessments. You will collaborate closely with children’s social workers and other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for children. A key part of our vision is creating an accessible Local Offer for kinship carers, and your voice will help shape how our services grow and evolve.
We are looking for a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England, with experience in statutory social work and completing complex assessments. Experience of undertaking fostering assessments will be a significant advantage. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will present high-quality reports to panels and work effectively with other agencies. You’ll also need sound IT skills, resilience under pressure, and the ability to use initiative to solve problems.
In return, you’ll join a supportive team with an excellent track record, manageable caseloads, and a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable children. We offer a generous rewards package, opportunities for learning and career progression, and the chance to make a lasting impact by helping children thrive within their family networks.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Allyce Copley at allyce.copley4@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 6199
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
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