Supervising Social Worker

£42-46k
Fostering UK are looking for a knowledgeable Senior Supervising Social Worker to join our dynamic team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Social Worker to influence and effect change within our supportive organisation. We want you to be an active participant, looking to contribute to positive change within the organisation whilst developing your career.
Fostering UK make sure to develop and tailor packages of care to each of our young people, giving you professional pride knowing that you’re making a positive difference every day.
Make sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below.
The benefits of joining Fostering UK
Home Based
· Career Development - We offer many career paths, recognising hard work & supporting staff into senior roles and dive
rse roles
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Competitive Salary· Well-be
ing – Access to therapeutic well-being sessions with our Therapeutic Services team.
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Bonuses
– receive up to 5% salary yearly growth bonus
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Increased Holiday
- 30 days holiday, as standard.
Fostering UK is a progressive child centred service, putting the well-being of our children and young people at the front and centre of everything we do.
We are proud to offer good Ofsted rated services in all of our regions over England.
We’re a a therapeutic and attachment based children’s service, meaning that everything we do is underpinned by a therapeutic model. We believe that this helps us to provide bespoke, consistent therapeutic care for each child, whilst supporting our staff and foster carers to ensure every young person has the best possible future.
It is essential that you
Experience and a willingness to undertake Form F Assessments , standards of care assessments etcHave an approach that is reflective and creative when working with our foster carers and young people to inspire them to reach their full potential.Can manage your own caseload of up to 12 fostering families giving support and guidance when necessary and help them to develop their skills.Are committed to provide wrap around support to our foster carers by participating in an out of hours on call service.Are passionate and want to actively contribute to the growth and development of the Fostering service. Have a relevant professional qualification in Social Work.Are Social Work England (SWE) registered.Have worked in a fostering related social work role and /or child social care, such as a looked after children’s team.Must have a minimum 2 yrs experience in social work.Have a good knowledge of fostering regulations, childcare law and safeguarding issues.Can make objective professional assessments of children and young people.Have access to a car, a valid driving licence and willingness to drive.
Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Please note that Fostering UK reserves the right to close this vacancy early upon receipt of sufficient applications.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £42,000.00-46,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Company pensionHealth & wellbeing programmePrivate medical insuranceReferral programmeSick payWork from homeYearly growth bonus
Education:
Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
social work: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (required)Social Work England (SWE) registration (required)