Responsibilities
You will be responsible for working directly with foster carers, supporting them and supervising their practice whilst providing individual help and advice.
To facilitate monthly carer groups as well as the delivery of core training modules
To monitor and review carer competence ensuring the provision of quality foster placements to meet the needs of children and young people
To work collaboratively with the placements team and assisting in the identification and matching of a suitable placement
Personal Attributes & Requirements
You will be a self-starter, comfortable with taking initiative and a creative problem solver
Flexibility and adaptability
Ability to work on own initiative and in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team
Committed to best practice and be innovative and open to change
You must have a full, clean driving licence.
You must have good organisational, IT and paperwork management skills.
Your case load will cover Cork City and surrounding areas and can be subject to change, within that area, as agency needs arise.
You are required to live in the geographical area to ensure greatest availability to the foster carers.
This role may involve occasional overnight stays away from home and also involves extensive local travel.
Experience
A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
Experience of working in fostering desirable but not essential

Qualifications
You must have a recognised social work qualification (NQSW or equivalent) and have current CORU registration.
Fostering First Ireland offers the following benefits to its employees:
Fulfilling and Challenging work
Sick Pay Scheme
Minimum 25 days Annual Leave rising to 30 days
Death In Service (from commencement of employment)
Line Management Supervision
Learning and Development Programme
For further information on Fostering First Ireland please visit www.fosteringfirstireland.ie or for an informal discussion please contact Mary Adams on 087 6941858.

Please see our full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form in full.
Closing date for receipt of applications is the 17th April.
Please email completed application forms along with your CV to jobs@ffi.ie