Senior Supervising Social Worker (Step Forward)

TACT (The Adolescent & Childrens Trust); Leeds; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days annual leave + bank holidays

Homeworking IT bundle + home office

EAP and wellbeing programme

Travel mileage allowance 55p per mile

Pension salary sacrifice

Job summary

TACT (The Adolescent & Childrens Trust) is seeking a Senior Supervising Social Worker to support Step-Forward carers, helping young people move from residential care to foster homes. You’ll collaborate with foster carers, social work colleagues and administrators to provide high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

This homebased, permanent role requires 35 hours per week (Mon–Fri) with travel across Leeds & Bradford.

Qualifications

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• Up-to-date registration with Social Work England.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in a regulated fostering service.
• Proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting their individuality.
• Assessment of Foster Carers using BAAF FormF where required.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
• Ability to write clear reports and maintain clear case records.
• Enhanced DBS (processed by TACT).

Responsibilities

• Provide regular guidance, training and support including regular in person supervisory visits and other communications to Foster Carers.
• Work collaboratively as part of the team around the child to ensure that the children’s needs are fully assessed, they are carefully matched and well supported in their transition to a foster family.
• To maintain a mutually supportive hub community of Step Forward foster carers.
• Build strong relationships with prospective foster carers by undertaking some fostering assessments and supporting them in their preparation for fostering.
• Where capacity allows, undertake FormF assessments.
• Ensuring children are visited regularly and are included in TACT activities.
• Monitoring outcomes for children and supporting them to reach their full potential.
• Identifying the professional and personal needs of foster families to facilitate development and retention.

Skills

Report writing

Communication

Supervision skills

Education

Social Work degree

Social Work England registration

Tools

BAAF FormF

Job description

Senior Supervising Social Worker (Step Forward)

Homebased (travel across Leeds & Bradford)

£42,032 Per Annum + £1,500 Per Annum Out of Hours Allowance + £750 Per Annum Homeworking Allowance

35 hours | Mon–Fri | Permanent

Why Join TACT?

• Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
• 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
• Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
• Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
• Flexible homeworking from day one
• Trauma-informed, values-led organisation
• Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
• Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 55p per mile business mileage
• Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
• Family-friendly & flexible working policies
• Paid Volunteer days
• Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits
• Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
• HelpHand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
• Focused annual wellbeing programme supporting frontline workers
• Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
• Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Training & Career Development

TACT invests significantly in the professional development of our social work workforce. A central element of this is our commitment to developing DDP capability, including Level1 and Level2 training. Level1 establishes a common trauma- and attachment-informed foundation, while Level2 develops deeper applied and reflective practice capability, enabling practitioners to translate DDP principles into complex day-to-day fostering practice.

Our ambition is to build therapeutic capability within the workforce itself, developing practitioners who can support carers, strengthen reflective practice and increasingly provide practice leadership to colleagues. This investment supports our wider aim of creating a consistent, confident and therapeutically informed social work workforce.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to work directly with Step-Forward carers supporting young people who are moving, or have already moved, from residential care to a foster home. You’ll work closely with foster carers, social work and administrative colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people. Click HERE to find out more about how we make a difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide regular guidance, training and support including regular in person supervisory visits and other communications to Foster Carers.
• Work collaboratively as part of the team around the child to ensure that the children’s needs are fully assessed, they are carefully matched and well supported in their transition to a foster family.
• To maintain a mutually supportive hub community of Step Forward foster carers.
• Build strong relationships with prospective foster carers by undertaking some fostering assessments and supporting them in their preparation for fostering.
• Where capacity allows, undertake FormF assessments.
• Ensuring children are visited regularly and are included in TACT activities.
• Monitoring outcomes for children and supporting them to reach their full potential.
• Identifying the professional and personal needs of foster families to facilitate development and retention.

What You’ll Need

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• Up-to-date registration with Social Work England.
• A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in a regulated fostering service.
• A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
• Assessment of Foster Carers, using BAAF Competency Based FormF, where required.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
• Ability to write clear reports and maintain clear case records.
• Enhanced DBS (processed by TACT).

Travel

Homebased in the Leeds & Bradford areas (travel required across these areas)

Monthly face-to-face meetings in the Yorkshire area

Additional travel for training, team and carer events

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Sunday, 29th November 2026 (midnight)
• Interviews: Monday, 7th December 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.