Fostering and Kinship Supervising Social Worker

WMJobs; Warwick; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is recruiting a Supervising Social Worker for the Fostering and Kinship service on a permanent part-time basis (30 hours). The role covers Warwickshire and requires professional Social Work qualification with Social Work England registration.

You will provide supervision and support to foster carers and young people, undertake reviews and court reports, and contribute to safeguarding duties.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support to foster carers and young people to maintain stability in foster homes.
• Undertake Fostering Home Performance reviews.
• Complete SGO reports for court.
• Complete Private Fostering Assessments.
• Support with standards of care, position of trust, allegations, placement planning meetings and placement support meetings; be part of the duty team.
• Support recruitment events and social events for foster carers.

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Warwickshire County Council,

About the Team:

Warwickshire has a fantastic Fostering and Kinship Service, which is child focused. We recruit foster carers, assess, train and supervise and support them. We are fortunate to have psychologist practitioners who are based in our team. We will offer the successful candidate regular supervision and support. We are a trauma informed service and use restorative practice, which you will be fully trained in. We are proud of our Fostering and Kinship Team and if you join us, you will see why.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Supervising Social Worker in our Fostering and Kinship service covering Warwickshire on a permanent basis.

Details of the role:

• Provide a range of support to carers and young people to maintain the stability in foster homes for mainstream and Kinship carers, including providing supervision and support to foster carers
• Undertake Fostering Home Performance reviews
• To complete SGO reports for court
• To complete Private Fostering Assessments
• Support as required with standards of care, position of trust, allegations, placement planning meeting and placement support meetings, learning reviews and to be part of the duty team
• Support recruitment events and social events for foster carers

Key Requirements:

The role of the Fostering Supervising Social Worker is a key position that brings together the needs of children and young people who are looked after with the support element of foster carers. We expect you to work with foster carers as partners and guide them to their full potential within parameters of the Fostering National Minimum Standards 2011. We come from a restorative practice base and encourage and celebrate successes and support to find ways of making a difference when things just don’t go so well.

For this post we are looking to recruit a Fostering Supervising Social Worker for a permanent position which is part time, 30 hours. The post is countywide with an expectation that you may also need to support carers living outside of Warwickshire. We are offering this role so that we can meet the needs of increasingly growing fostering and kinship service. Importantly your work will be child focused, analytical, and based on safeguarding evidence.

Some evening and weekend work is required.

We would welcome you into a stable and established team and offer training and high-quality supervision.

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact: Jennifer Winterbottom – [e-mail] or Lesley Thornton – [e-mail]

Closing Date: 07th October 2026

Interview Date: 23rd October 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more