Overview:
- Title: Supervising Social Worker
- Salary: Up to £39,000
- Location: Worcester and you will cover a caseload in Worcestershire
- Hours: Full time
Benefits:
- Granted key worker status
- Competitive salary
- Progression and CPD opportunities
- A host of family-friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- A full range of free training available
- Sickness Benefit Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free parking
The role:
- Support and supervision of foster carers.
- Recruit, assess and monitor the suitability and competence o f foster carers.
- Find long or short-term fostering placements for children who come into care.
- Find permanent new families for children who can't go home for whatever reason.
- To provide support, counselling, and therapeutic interventions to adoptive families.
- To assist the foster carer in their task of providing care to a child in care.
- Achieve the best outcomes for our children and families and to sustain them in their communities.
- Undertaking statutory duties in accordance with National Fostering Standards and Regulations
- Have a good knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
The successful candidate:
- SWE registered
- 2 years fostering and or adoption experience