Supervising Social Worker

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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. We meet the needs of children with various conditions, including life-limiting conditions, profound physical disabilities, and complex needs.

Our Supervising Social Workers are experienced in the field of disability. They build positive relationships between TLC, foster parents, children, and their social workers. This role is key to helping foster carers achieve stability and longevity of placements for children.

You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure foster parents are informed, understand regulations, and operate within national standards and policies.

We aim to create an environment where everyone feels valued and can develop and achieve their goals. We celebrate diversity among our staff, families, and children to best support those most vulnerable, advocating on their behalf.

This full-time role is primarily home-based with travel throughout South Wales to visit carers, attend meetings, participate in activities, support days, and recruit new carers.

1. Qualified Social Worker with experience in Statutory Childcare and Disability
2. Up-to-date Registration with Social Care Wales
3. Knowledge of Fostering Regulations, National Minimum Standards, and relevant legislation
4. Experience in multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
5. Strong team player with excellent communication skills
6. Excellent organizational and time management skills
7. Participation in an out-of-hours rota
8. Understanding of working with children, respecting their individuality, and promoting positive development

In return, we offer:

• Low caseloads
• Primarily home-based with a minimum of 1 day per week in the office
• Supportive and friendly management and staff team
• Free on-site parking
• Competitive annual leave
• Meetings and peer support
• Developmental opportunities
• Training on new initiatives

You will learn from dedicated and inspirational professionals.

Note:

Successful candidates must meet the person specification to be offered this position.

TLC is committed to safeguarding and protecting young people and service users. All candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.