Job Introduction
Assessing Social Worker – Fostering kinship assessment team
Salary: Grade -PO3 £42,839 - £46,142 (SCP 32-35)
Permanent,
37 hours per week,
Based in Bradford district,
Hybrid option available
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
We are fully committed to equal opportunities and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About the Role
Fostering in Bradford is the largest fostering family in the district supporting fostering families caring for local children.
Are you a skilled and experienced social worker passionate about securing the best outcomes for children. Join our dedicated Fostering Service as a Kinship Assessing Social Worker, where you’ll play a vital role in identifying and supporting family placements that help children thrive. Working within a specialist team, you’ll complete full kinship assessments following viability checks, ensuring timely and appropriate placements.
This is a rewarding opportunity for a social worker with strong assessment skills, a deep understanding of attachment and trauma, and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Bradford is a City which offers a richness of culture and diversity; it is the fourth largest Metropolitan District in the country and home to a population of 534,300 residents. Bradford has the largest percentage of population under the age of 16 outside London, over 30% of the population is under the age of 20. It is one of the most diverse areas in England with over 37% of the population from BAME groups.
Our strategic vision and values
Our approach is rooted in restorative and relational practice, fostering trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Have a Social Work Degree and be registered with the Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
- Know what excellence looks like and champion best practice.
- Have a good working knowledge of fostering regulations, national minimum standards and the SGO offer.
- Have a sound knowledge and/or experience of therapeutic support for fostering families.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have sound safeguarding knowledge and experience
- Be able to make and maintain effective professional relationships
We do hope that you are inspired to find out more about working in Bradford. If you feel you have the skills and experience for the above roles, we would be interested in hearing from you.
You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:
- Retention Payment: You will be eligible for our annual retention payment, paid in 12 monthly instalments. This is non contractual (reviewed annually)
- Generous annual leave - 31 days rising to 34 with service, plus bank holidays
- Excellent Local Government pension
- Family-friendly policies and enhanced parental leave
- Health & wellbeing support, including Occupational Health and counselling
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- we are a National Living Wage employer
- Hybrid model of working
For full details of our benefits, please see the attached ‘Our Benefits’ brochure.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
For further information regarding this post please contact
Andrea Coldwell (07582107220) Andrea.coldwell@bradfordcft.org.uk
Sue Barron (07582108755) Sue.barron@bradfordcft.org.uk
Closing date: 7th June 2026
