Fostering Social Worker Job Location: Gloucester This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. Job Location: Shire Hall, The Link, 2nd Floor Salary: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 21/06/2026 Job Requisition Number: 14269 This post is open to job share We are currently recruiting for a Fostering Social Worker to join our dedicated Kinship Assessment Team in Gloucester. Reward and Support For all your hard work, you will receive the following: between £39,152 - £40,777 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff) £4,000 welcome payment £2,000 retention payment up to £8,000 relocation package flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff) option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff) family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualif