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THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA   TRI-BOROUGH FOSTERING & PERMANENCE SERVICE   JOB PROFILE   Job Title:   Principal Social Worker Department:   The Three Borough Shared Fostering & Permanence Service? Grade:     Location: Hammersmith Responsible to:   Permanence Team Manager Responsible for:   Contributing to the effective delivery of a permanence service for looked after children within the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea & Westminster City Council.   Based within the Connected Persons Team you will have oversight of the children referred to the service with a permanence plan of long term fostering and Special Guardianship.       Main Purpose of the Job   To have oversight of children referred to the Connected Persons & Permanence Team, ensuring care plans are progressed and permanence is achieved with minimal delay.   The Post holder will also take the lead in transition planning and ensuring that every child has a Support Plan to meet their individual needs.   Key Service Priorities   To provide a range of placements that are able to provide high quality care to the tri-borough Looked After Child population thus reducing reliance on independent fostering agencies To provide a cost-effective service, that is delivered efficiently within existing resources and which responds promptly to requests for information and deals effectively with concerns and complaints from a variety of stakeholders To make a contribution to the strategic direction of the Tri-Borough service helping to re-align resources to meet identified needs. To ensure that carers are supported and equipped to meet placement needs and requirements.       Main Duties and Responsibilities         Monitor referrals to the Connected Persons & Permanence Team, ensuring work is allocated to the appropriate team and permanence is achieved for our looked after children (LAC) a timely manner.   To develop and maintain a format alongside the Team Manager for this work whereby cases can move smoothly and swiftly between the two teams.     Chair Permanence Planning Meetings as appropriate, ensuring time-scales are adhered to and the Care Plan is progressed.         Ensure tracking and monitoring systems are maintained to facilitate timely placement of LAC for permanence.     Attend Internal Permanence Forums as required across the 3 Local Authorities.   To be the link with the children’s locality teams across the Tri-Borough, raising awareness of permanence planning     General:   Attend fortnightly Team Meetings.       All staff are expected to carry out their job in compliance with the Councils Constitution. This means being familiar with the policies and procedures relevant to the job and asking for information and advice if you are unsure of the correct course of action. The Council’s Constitution is published on the Internet.     In accordance with Tri-Borough working arrangements, your employment will be with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  Under the S113 of the Local Government Act 1972 you may be required to act on behalf of one or both of the other two boroughs, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Westminster