Supervising Social Worker

National Fostering Agency Group; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in fostering is seeking a passionate Supervising Social Worker to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in transforming the lives of vulnerable children by ensuring they find safe and supportive foster homes. You will supervise foster carers, maintain contact with young people, and collaborate with specialists to provide tailored support. With a generous leave policy and a comprehensive benefits package, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact while enjoying a supportive work environment. Join a team that values your contributions and helps you grow professionally while making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Up to 39 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Flexible Benefits Platform

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Qualifications

• Registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.
• Experience with young people who have a history of trauma.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and advise foster carers to ensure support for children.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to provide necessary support.

Skills

Social Work Experience

Communication Skills

Empathy

Team Collaboration

Education

BA in Social Work

MA in Social Work

Job description

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Supervising Social Worker

• Cardiff
• Permanent

Salary: Up to £39,000 per annum + £3,000 car allowance

Location: Home Based / Regionally covering South Wales including the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The role:

As a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life-changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will supervise and advise foster carers, ensuring that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.

You will visit homes and maintain contact with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person-centric focus. This means more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.

You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.

As a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies, you will ensure that our children and young people are safe and secure, well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.

Through your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, making a real impact on the children they care for.

Who we are looking for:

You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open-minded approach. You will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.

Carers and children will rely on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to demonstrate previous social work experience, particularly with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.

You will be excited to take on real responsibility and will be ready to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job. You will also be generous with your own skills and experience, helping our whole team to excel.

But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll receive an exceptional reward package including:

• Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day knowing that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals.