Senior/Supervising Social Worker

Polaris Community; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A fostering organisation in Oldbury is seeking an enthusiastic Senior/Supervising Social Worker to support and supervise foster parents, ensuring outstanding outcomes for children in care. The ideal candidate will have professional registration, strong communication skills, and a comprehensive understanding of child safeguarding procedures. This position offers a salary of up to £45,000 and various benefits, including a company car or car allowance.

Benefits

Company car or £2,000 car allowance

30 days' annual leave, rising to 35

Bank holidays

Life assurance

Employee discount scheme

Medical cash plan

Qualifications

• Professional registration with Social Work England or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with young people and adults.
• Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing.
• A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to work in partnership with placing authorities.
• Confidence with transporting children and young people in stressful situations.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, including occasional nights away.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise foster parents and their families.
• Monitor the suitability and competence of foster parents.
• Work with foster parents to ensure they understand the fostering task.
• Provide and record regular supervision to foster parents.
• Work in partnership with local authorities and professionals.
• Ensure compliance with key documentation for each child and foster parent.
• Promote participation of children and young people.
• Participate in an out of hours support service on a rota basis.
• Participate in day duty system on a rota basis.

Skills

Communication

Report writing

Knowledge of legislation

Partnership working

Driving

Education

Professional registration with Social Work England or equivalent

Job description

Senior/Supervising Social Worker – Full Time

Salary: Up to £45,000 per Annum Dependent Upon Experience

Benefits: Company Car or £2,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave, rising to 35 day's with length of service, + Bank Holidays, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan

Location: Office Based in Oldbury with flexibility to work from home – Covering the West Midlands.

ABOUT US

We’re a high-quality fostering organisation, recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED, and one of the UK’s only independent fostering agencies specialising in cultural and faith-based fostering placements.

That’s what we set out to do in 2012, and we’re still doing it today. Our focus is on helping children and young people with specific religious or cultural needs find foster parents who share their values and identity and can provide a safe and loving home. As such we provide a specialist service and in our most recent inspection in 2024, OFSTED rated us as ‘Outstanding’ in every area of our work

Our head office is in the West Midlands, but as out reputation and services have grown, so has our presence across the UK. We now have an office in Blackburn and also cover the East Midlands and Yorkshire. We are fortunate to have Kulvinder Kaur Sahota as our Manager in Process of Registration and are a close, supportive team of staff.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Senior /Supervising Social Worker to join our passionate team.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE

• Support and supervise foster parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
• Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster parents ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
• Work with foster parents to ensure they fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in the ACS policies and procedures.
• Provide and record regular supervision to foster parents in line with ACS’s Operational Standards.
• Work in partnership with local authorities and other professionals to support children, young people and foster parents and contribute to all relevant meetings and any other tasks.
• Ensure each child and foster parent are fully compliant in respect of all key documentation.
• Promote participation of children/young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community.
• Participate in an ‘out of hours’ support service on a rota basis
• Participate in day ‘duty system’ on a rota basis supporting referrals team

YOU MUST HAVE

• Professional registration with Social Work England or equivalent
• Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with young people and adults
• Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing
• A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures
• Ability to work in partnership with placing authorities.
• Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations
• The willingness and ability to travel extensively (including occasional nights away)
• Full driving licence

For more information about this post please contact Kulvinder Kaur Sahota 07970 081 374 or Andrew Nugent, Fostering Service Manager on 07967 381045.

No agencies please.

Active Care Solutions 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.