Supervising Social Worker

Lambeth Council; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in London is seeking dedicated Supervising Social Workers for the Fostering Support Team. The role involves supporting foster carers and looked after children, with a focus on providing excellent care and training. Candidates should possess strong communication and organizational skills, and a passion for helping children. This position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working opportunities

Training and development programs

Qualifications

• Must have a passion for children and young people.
• Experience in establishing multi-agency relationships.
• Self-motivated with good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support existing and newly approved foster carers.
• Deliver training for foster carers.
• Complete foster carer reviews and present to the Fostering Panel.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of trauma and attachment theories

Job description

Supervising Social Workers (Fostering Support Team)

Children's Social Care

PO2-PO3: £44,937pa rising in annual increments to £51,228pa incl. LW

Plus, £1000 Market Supplement & £1000 Welcome Payment

Full time / Permanent / Hybrid Working

About Us

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.’

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team

In Lambeth, we value and invest in our social workers. We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we want reflective, talented Social Workers to assist us in giving the best possible, most helpful support to our most vulnerable children, families and carers.

We have lots to offer from our rich learning and development programme and our competitive salaries to our exceptional career progression pathways and manageable caseloads. Manage your work-life balance through our flexible working opportunities, and work in the heart of Brixton, one of London’s most vibrant cultural centres.

But most importantly, we are looking for reflective, dedicated social workers who want to focus on great practice that makes real and positive difference for children and young people we support. Lambeth promotes Systemic approaches to working with families and communities. Through our innovative “Children at the Heart of Practice” framework, we are inspiring, resourcing and enabling social workers to undertake great relationship-based social work practice.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for full time Social Workers in the Fostering Support Team. We are looking for dedicated and dependable Supervising Social Workers in the Fostering Support Team. The successful applicants will be working with foster carers and looked after children.

A must have is a passion for children and young people, excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, excellent communication skills and the ability to analyse situations accurately and produce detailed written reports.

You will be required to support existing and newly approved foster carers and temporary approved foster carers (kinship and Early Permanence carers); Participation in delivering of training for foster carers; Completion of foster carer’s reviews; presentation to the Fostering Panel.

In addition, be part of a creative fostering service that works with the theories of trauma, attachment and loss, social pedagogy and restorative practice to ensure the best outcomes for our children. Self-motivated and accustomed to working to deadlines, you will have good IT and communication skills, with experience of establishing and nurturing multi-agency relationships.

Social workers in Lambeth can look forward to accessing training opportunities which include:

• A 3-day introduction to systemic practice offered to all staff
• Specialist training in systemic approaches to working with domestic violence and adolescents
• 30 places per year for 1st year accredited systemic training
• Funded training to Practice Educator status

In addition to our training offer, all our social workers:

• Are part of a small team of six social workers
• Take part in regular group supervision with their team
• Receive support from their team-based advanced practitioner

If you have any queries in relation to this vacancy, please contact Olaitan (Ola) Aregbesola, Service Manager, [e-mail]

How to Apply

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

Job Description and Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Advert closing date: 28th December 2025

You must upload a Supporting Statement and your CV for your application to be considered.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an EnhancedCertificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs.

You will also be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas.

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.