Supervising Social Worker

Caretech; Cross Hands; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free On-site parking

Competitive annual leave

Developmental opportunities

Meetings and peer support

Job summary

TLC Wales Fostering is hiring a Supervising Social Worker to oversee foster placements for children aged 0–18 with disability or medical needs. You will establish and maintain strong relationships with foster carers, children, and social workers, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.

Role is home-based with travel across East Wales (Newport and Cardiff area) and one day per week in Crosshands. Applicants should be qualified social workers with active registrations and ability to work

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with current registration in the UK.
• Experience of Statutory Childcare and Disability essential.
• Strong communication and inter-agency collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships between TLC, foster parents, children, and social workers.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Travel across East Wales (Newport, Cardiff and surrounding areas) with one day per week in Crosshands.
• Participate in meetings, carers' support days and recruit new carers.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Organisational skills

Time management

Multidisciplinary working

Multi-agency liaison

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

If you’ve got excellent interpersonal communication skills and can build positive relationships with foster parents and children’s social workers, we can offer you a rewarding career within TLC Wales Fostering.

TLC Wales Fostering provides family foster placements for children aged 0–18 years who have a diagnosed medical condition and/or disability. TLC Wales meets the needs of a range of children, some of whom have life limiting conditions and some who have profound physical disabilities while others have complex needs.

Our Supervising Social Worker’s are experienced in the field of disability. Our Supervising Social Workers build positive relationships between TLC, the foster parent, the child, and the child’s social worker. It is a key role that helps our foster carers achieve longevity and stability of placement for the children.

You will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders, to enable foster parents to be informed, accept, understand and operate within the regulations and national minimum standards and in accordance with Caretech Group policies and guidance.

We aim to create an environment where all people feel valued and can grow, develop and achieve their goals. We work to ensure that TLC is an organisation, which thrives on the diversity of its staff, families and children, to ensure that we assist and care for those most vulnerable, and advocate with them, and on their behalf

Working full time, you will be primarily home based with travel throughout visiting within East Wales - Newport Cardiff and surrounding areas. Based from home with 1 day per week in Crosshands. rs, attending meetings, taking part in C/YP activity and carers support days and recruiting new carers.

Essential

• Qualified Social Worker with experience of Experience of Statutory Childcare and Disability
• Up to date Registration with Social Care Wales
• Up to date knowledge of Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards and other relevant legislation.
• Multidisciplinary and multi-agency working experience
• Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills.
• Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.
• Participation on an out of hours rota
• Understanding of the need to work with and on behalf of Children, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development.

In return we offer

• Low caseloads
• Primarly home based with minimum 1 day per week in the office
• Very supportive, friendly management and staff team.
• Free On-site parking
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Meetings and peer support
• Developmental opportunities
• Internal/external training on new initiatives

You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession.

Note:

Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

TLC is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.

All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

TLC is an equal opportunities employer.