Company: Tripod Partners

Location: Aylesbury

Job Description:

Buckinghamshire Council Family & Friends Assessment Social Worker within the Fostering/Kinship Team, the core duties include:

Undertake Connected Persons (Regulation 24) assessments for relatives and friends caring for children.
Complete Special Guardianship Order (SGO) assessments and court-directed kinship assessments.
Assess prospective Family & Friends foster carers in accordance with fostering regulations and national minimum standards.
Prepare comprehensive court reports, fostering assessment reports, and panel documentation.
Present assessments to fostering panels and provide evidence in court proceedings when required.
Support and supervise approved Family & Friends foster carers and Special Guardians.
Carry out viability assessments to determine whether family members can safely care for children.
Work closely with Children’s Social Workers, Independent Reviewing Officers, legal services, and partner agencies.
Facilitate support groups, training sessions, and events for kinship carers.
Participate in duty systems and provide consultation regarding kinship and connected persons placements.
Ensure all work promotes the welfare, safety, and permanence planning of children.

Qualified Social Worker with current registration with Social Work England.
ASYE completed. Minimum 2 years post-qualified experience.
Experience in fostering, looked after children, permanence, or court work.
Strong report-writing and assessment skills.
Knowledge of fostering regulations, kinship care legislation, and SGO processes.
Ability to provide written and verbal evidence in court.

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Posted: June 7th, 2026