Supervising Social Worker

CareTech Group; Croydon; Remote; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fostering support is seeking a Supervising Social Worker to join their team. You will play a crucial role in building relationships with foster families and key stakeholders to ensure the well-being of children in care. The position is home-based with regional travel and offers a salary of up to £41,200 per annum. You'll enjoy low caseloads, supportive management, and numerous developmental opportunities.

Benefits

Low caseloads

Home based working

Free On-site parking

Discount Card

Competitive annual leave allowance

Meetings and peer support

Developmental opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of OFSTED regulations required.
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
• Organisational and time management skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with foster parents and social workers.
• Ensure foster placements meet regulatory standards.
• Work closely with stakeholders for effective communication.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Team player

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

Experience of OFSTED regulations

Multidisciplinary and multi-agency working experience

Job description

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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 with the Fostering Support Group. (FSG)

Our Supervising Social Worker’s build positive relationships between FSG, the foster parent and the child’s social worker. It is a key role that helps the foster parent to sustain the child in placement and ensure outcomes for children are being met within the foster family.

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 FSG 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 home based with occasional meetings in the FSG Regional Office in Shortlands.

• Social Worker with experience of OFSTED regulations
• 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 (every 4 weeks)

In return we offer

• Low caseloads
• Salary up to £41,200 per annum
• Home based working
• Very supportive, friendly management and staff team.
• Free On-site parking
• Discount Card
• 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.

FSG 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.

FSG is an equal opportunities employer.

Location: Remote with regional travel across Kent and Surrey

Salary: £41,200 per annum with Car Allowance