Social Worker

Fostering Social Worker supporting foster families in Scotland. Join Action for Children in making a difference to vulnerable children's lives.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeGlasgow • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £41,500 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing professional supervision and developmental support, including advice and guidance to fostering families and working with other professionals where appropriate.
Completing complex assessments of applicants to foster, making appropriate recommendations, to ensure the best outcome for children, young people, and families.
Supporting fostering families to look after children and young people who have experienced trauma, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to enable them to undertake this complex task within a family home environment, undertaking fostering reviews, providing high quality, analytical reports and presenting to Panel where appropriate, ensuring that children are receiving the best service possible.
Being accountable for ensuring statutory compliance and meet regulatory body requirements regarding registration.
Enthusiasm for learning and self-development, for yourself as a reflective practitioner, and in support of our carer training.

What you’ll need

A Social Work qualification is essential.
Registration with Social Work Scotland is essential.
A strong commitment to work within our therapeutic framework to support the needs of the young person.
The capacity to plan and prioritise,
To use electronic records system and IT effectively
Experience of fostering is preferable.
Driver’s licence and access to own vehicle is essential to travel across Scotland

Comp & perks

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Complex AssessmentsAnalytical ReportingFostering ReviewsStatutory ComplianceTherapeutic Framework Application

Soft Skills

Professional SupervisionAdvice And GuidanceEnthusiasm For LearningReflective Practice

Certifications

Social Work QualificationRegistration With Social Work Scotland