Senior/Supervising Social Worker

Polaris Community; Leicester Forest East; Remote; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking agency as a Senior/Supervising Social Worker, providing exceptional support to foster carers and children. This permanent, home-based role in the East Midlands offers a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and a supportive team environment. You'll be responsible for recruitment, training, and supervision of foster carers, ensuring high-quality placements. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, this agency values its staff and offers excellent training opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference in the fostering sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

£1,000 Car Allowance

30 days Annual Leave

Company Pension

Life Assurance x2

Employee Discount Scheme

Medical Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current registration and fostering experience.
• Excellent assessment and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for recruitment, training, and support of foster carers.
• Ensure high-quality placements for looked after children.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Report Writing

Knowledge of Fostering Legislation

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Current Social Work England Registration

Job description

Senior/Supervising Social Worker - Permanent

Salary: £30,338 to £37,057 per annum dependent upon experience, rising to £41,052 with length of service

Benefits: £1,000 Car Allowance, 30 days Annual Leave, rising to 35 days' with length of service, + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan

Base location: Home Based - East Midlands/Eastern

Covering Location: Depending on the successful candidate's location, the post could cover either Derby, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, or Leicester and Northamptonshire.

About Us

Fostering People are an innovative developing provider with an outstanding inspection rating. We have a reputation for providing exceptional support to our children, foster carers, and to our dedicated staff team. Established in 2000, our reputation and positive approach has enabled us to achieve growth in the fostering sector. We have received 4 consecutive Outstanding inspections from Ofsted. Our 2024 inspection report highlighted the following:

• Staff and managers work proactively and closely with a wide range of involved agencies and professionals. They constantly strive to learn and improve the services that they provide.
• Carers report being very happy working for this agency. They feel that the assessment process is robust and fair. They have excellent support from their supervising social workers, as well as managers in the agency. They attend support groups and regular events with their birth and looked after children. They feel highly valued and respected as carers.
• Agency staff report exceptionally high levels of satisfaction in their roles. They feel well supported, trained and respected. Training opportunities for staff and carers are excellent.

What We Are Looking For

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior/Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly and dynamic team to work with foster carers in our East Midlands or Eastern area, covering Nottingham/shire and Derby/shire, or Leicester and Northamptonshire depending on home location. You will be responsible for the recruitment, training, assessment, support, and supervision of a range of foster carers ensuring high-quality placements for looked after children.

About You

• An enthusiastic and committed self-starter with the ability to work independently but also skilled in keeping in touch with team members and carers. The successful candidate will have excellent assessment skills and will be a strong communicator, both written and verbal, with good IT skills and the ability to produce a high standard of report writing.
• You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and hold a current Social Work England registration, with recent experience in fostering and services for children. You will possess a good working knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures in relation to fostering and safeguarding.
• As an innovative agency, we are seeking applicants that possess a real drive and share our creative vision, whether you're new to fostering or an experienced supervising social worker.
• This is a permanent post which is home-based and comes with a highly attractive starting salary plus car allowance & excellent benefits. We also offer a generous holiday allowance starting at 30 days rising to 35 in line with service plus bank holidays and contributory pension schemes.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Laura Wicks on 07587 669492.

To be considered please submit an application and we will be in touch to discuss.

Fostering People is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.