Social Worker - Kinship Assessment
Ackerman Pierce Ltd
Leicester, GB
Job Title: Kinship Assessment Social Worker\n Location: Hybrid - Home & Leicester City Office\n Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 per annum\n Total Reward Package: £60,804.45 (includes salary, pension, and leave benefits)\n Hours: 37 per week\n Contract: Full-Time, Permanent\n Closing Date: 20 April 2025\n\nJoin a Supportive, Specialist Team\n\nLeicester City Council is seeking a skilled Social Worker to join their Kinship Assessment Team. If you're passionate about helping children remain within their extended families when they can't live with birth parents, this is an ideal opportunity.\n\nYou 'll carry out evidence-based assessments of prospective Kinship carers and Special Guardians. These are often time-sensitive to support legal proceedings and permanency planning.\n\nWhat You'll Do\n\nUndertake Kinship and Special Guardianship assessments\n\nPrepare reports for fostering panels and courts\n\nAttend reviews, permanency, and legal planning meetings\n\nManage your own caseload, time, and records\n\nWork within the Signs of Safety framework\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n\nQualified Social Worker (Level 3), registered with SWE\n\nExperience working with looked after children\n\nUnderstanding of trauma-informed practice\n\nStrong assessment, communication, and time-management skills\n\nFostering/kinship experience is helpful, not essential\n\nWhy Join Leicester?\n\nBenefits include:\n\nEmployer Pension Contribution: approx. £11.5k\n\nAnnual Leave: up to 31 days (plus bank holidays)\n\nFlexible Working: hybrid & agile options\n\nSupport Schemes: EAP, life cover, car lease, cycle to work, gym discounts\n\nTravel Savings: discounted local transport\n\nRelocation Support: available if eligible\n\nContact Phil Puaca at Ackerman Pierce on (phone number removed) or