Kinship Initial Enquiry Advisor

Role Responsibility

Kinship Initial Enquiry Advisor 

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Kinship Assessment Service for a Kinship Initial Enquiries Advisor to support the function and activities of the duty service within the three assessment teams. 

You  will be responsible for communicating and providing information to families and social workers making referrals about the processes and policies of becoming a kinship carer, monitoring referrals as they come through to the team and their progression through the assessment process. Recording information and keeping track of the work undertaken will be essential in helping to ensure service development and meeting the business need. 

As a result you will need an understanding of the legislative and policy frameworks in regards to Fostering and Special Guardians, have strong administrative and IT skills and the ability to collate and manage data. You will need to have the ability to prioritise your work in a fast paced environment and know how to handle highly sensitive and confidential information. 

The post can offer flexible working arrangements with your main base being at Kroner House and flexibility to work from other Kent offices and home working. You should therefore enjoy working to a high standard both independently whilst working remotely and as part of an effective team. You will be joining a Service which is committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and young people, who are creative and innovative in their practice and who strive for excellence.  

 This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Within the ‘How you meet the requirements of the role’ section of your application, please demonstrate how you meet the criteria within the person specification attached to the Job Description.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday  28th May 2025 at Westchurch  House, Godfrey Walk , Ashford 

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Mim Nichols    mim.nichols@kent.gov.uk  0300 415070  

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.