Senior/Supervising Social Worker

Polaris Inc.; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering organization in England is seeking a dedicated professional to support and supervise foster parents. You will ensure compliance with safety standards and foster successful partnerships with local authorities. The candidate should hold a Social Work qualification and registration, with excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with stressful situations. This role requires a full driving license and extensive travel, including some nights away. Join the team to make a difference in children's lives.

Qualifications

• Participate in duty system on a rota basis.
• Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with young people and adults.
• Proven ability to produce high standards of report writing.
• Working knowledge of legislation and child safeguarding procedures.
• Full driving license with willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise foster parents and their families.
• Monitor suitability and competence of foster parents.
• Work with local authorities and contribute to relevant meetings.
• Ensure compliance with key documentation.
• Promote participation of children in agency development.

Skills

Communication skills

Report writing

Knowledge of legislation

Teamwork

Confidence in stressful situations

Education

Social Work qualification

Professional registration with Social Work England

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• 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

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Participate in day 'duty system' on a rota basis supporting referrals team


• A Social Work qualification


• 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

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 our 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.

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.