Social Worker - Fostering

Children's Social Work Matters; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome payment

Flexible working arrangements

Regular supervision and support

Training and development

Job summary

Barnsley Council’s Children’s Services is recruiting a highly motivated, enthusiastic Social Worker to join the fostering supervisory team on a full-time basis. You’ll supervise foster carers, support placement stability, deliver training, and participate in annual reviews and the fostering duty rota, working with colleagues across Children’s Services to plan and safeguard children.

A degree or diploma in Social Work and registration with Social Work England are required; a competitive salary

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Social Work and Registration with Social Work England.
• Ability to build relationships with children, young people, parents, carers and partners.
• Curiosity in practice and strong desire to achieve the best outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support foster carers to ensure placement stability.
• Provide training and undertake annual reviews of foster carers.
• Participate in the fostering duty rota and collaborate with Children’s Services professionals.

Skills

Relationship building

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Curiosity in practice

Tenacious

Education

Degree or Diploma in Social Work

Job description

Salary £38,510 -£50,908 (Career Grade) plus a welcome payment

Want to find out more about working in Barnsley? Here are some reasons why you'll love it...

This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children’s Service aswe’rea council that prioritises Children’s Services, and we want every child in the borough to achieve their full potential, to be safe and happy.

Because we highly value the work of our Social Workers,we’veapproved significantadditionalinvestment, in our service, we are nowlooking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed professional Social Worker to join our workforce working within Fostering.

Could that be you?

We are looking to recruit highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed professionalfull timeSocial Worker to join our fostering supervisory social work teamfull time.

Full Time Social Worker

Our supervisory team is made up of Mainstream foster carers and we are excited to offer 4 Mockingbird constellation hubs within this. Mockingbird is a very innovative and supportive model for our foster carers which is a very positive element of our supervisory service. The role as a supervising social worker, includes supporting and supervising our foster carers, ensuring placement stability, training of foster carers, increasing their knowledge and skills, and undertaking annual reviews of foster carers and to participate in the fostering duty rota

You will need to work collaboratively with other areas of Children’s Services and professionals involved in the care planning process of a child’s life.

Yourequireto have:

• A degree or diploma in Social Work and Social Work England Registration
• The ability to build relationships and work in partnership with children, young people, parents, carers, and partners.
• Curiosity in practice, and a tenacious desire to achieve thevery bestoutcomes for children and their families.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage and enable children, young people, and their families.

Please remember – we promote “Barnsley carers for Barnsley children.”

Whyit’sgreat to work in Barnsley:

• A highly competitive social work salary up to £50,908 for experienced practitioners
• Welcome payment – paid in instalments
• High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing management team that encourages learning and development
• An assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) programme to support newly qualified practitioners to have additionalsupport through their first year in practice.
• Flexible working arrangements
• A commitment to continuous professional development witha strong trainingand development offer for staff at all levels
• Good IT support and equipment
• A commitment to health and wellbeing and access to dedicatedassistanceprogramme

No Agency Contact

Visit our dedicated webpage to hear from our social workers, our Executive Director, and learn more about the role and Children’s Services: