Principal Social Worker - Fostering - Cardiff Council

Principal Social Worker (Kinship Fostering)

Pay rate in line with the pledge - £41.58 Umbrella / £33 PAYE

Cardiff Council 

The Kinship Fostering team are looking to recruit a Principal Social Worker. This is a non-case holding role within a developing and growing service area.

Within this role, you will:

• Play a key part in strategic planning and service development
• Maintain involvement in day-to-day practice matters
• Lead on quality assurance of assessments from internal and external assessors
• Drive quality and performance standards across the kinship service
• Develop and deliver training briefings and sessions to improve service quality

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape practice and performance, while contributing to high standards of service delivery. You will support the Service Manager and wider team in delivering tailored support to kinship foster carers.

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search 🏴
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 🎂* (after 1 year in service)
• Wellbeing sessions

Additional Benefits Offered:

• Flexible working culture with a flexi scheme
• Hybrid working – supporting you to work from home, office, or on visits
• Agile/mobile working with equipment provided

What we are looking for from you:

• Ability to supervise staff and support professional development
• Experience working collaboratively with partner agencies
• Ability to improve quality of assessments and services for foster carers
• Work closely with the Panel Advisor to ensure consistent approval processes
• Strong understanding of practice standards and performance management

To apply for this role, you will need to hold:

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or willingness to apply
• 3 years of referencing
• Full driving licence with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you would like to find out more.