Senior Supervising Social Worker - Short Break Care

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency seeks an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the Short Break Care team in Guernsey. The role involves providing a Family Placement Service, recruiting and training foster carers, and leading the Short Break Care Service for children with disabilities. The position offers a higher-than-UK salary, flat-rate income tax of 20%, and additional benefits such as relocation payment and private rental accommodation assistance.

Benefits

Higher-than-UK salary

Flat-rate 20% income tax

Relocation payment of £5,000

Temporary staff accommodation

Private rental allowance

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current full UK statutory registration.
• Current or recent Children & Families Social Work experience.
• Knowledge of foster care and adoption processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a Supervising Social Worker in providing a Family Placement Service.
• Recruit and train foster and short break carers.
• Lead the development of the Short Break Care Service.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker

Children & Families Social Work experience

Knowledge of foster care and adoption

Clean driving licence

Job description

Job Overview

Applications are invited from experienced Supervising Social Workers to join the Short Break Care team, within Children & Family Community Services on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a Supervising Social Worker in the provision of an effective Family Placement Service
• Recruit, assess, review, train and supervise a range of foster carers, short break carers for children with disabilities, kinship carers and prospective adopters
• Lead responsibility for ongoing development and delivery of the Short Break Care Service for children with disabilities and support a range of short break carers

Location

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands, population 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest beaches, a mild climate, and an historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the capital.

The States of Guernsey delivers a diverse range of healthcare; the Social Work service provides an excellent Children and Families Service, supported by high-standard Social Workers. Work with children subject to care requirements in accordance with the Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current full UK statutory registration
• Current or recent Children & Families Social Work experience
• Knowledge and understanding of foster carers, short break carers for children with disabilities, and adoptive parents; experience in the family placement specialism
• Clean and current car driving licence; own vehicle required (mileage expensed at full rate)

Benefits

• A higher-than-UK salary
• Flat rate 20% income tax
• No Council tax or VAT
• Relocation payment of £5,000* (Full T&C in relocation directive)
• Temporary initial staff accommodation then generous allowance for private rental accommodation*
• Continental lifestyle; friendly people; very low crime