Supervising Social Worker

Lambeth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A London Council is seeking dedicated Supervising Social Workers for its Fostering Support Team. The role involves working with foster carers and children, providing essential support, and participating in training. Candidates must have a social work degree and demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills. Opportunities for professional development are provided. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• Passion for children and young people.
• Proficient in producing detailed written reports.
• Experience in multi-agency relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Support existing and newly approved foster carers.
• Participate in delivering training for foster carers.
• Complete foster carer’s reviews and present to the Fostering Panel.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Self-motivation

Education

Social Work Degree

Job description

Supervising Social Workers (Fostering Support Team)

Children's Social Care

PO-PO : £,pa rising in annual increments to £,pa incl. LW

Plus, £ Market Supplement & £ Welcome Payment

Full time / Permanent / Hybrid Working

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over , 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 th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 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

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

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 -day introduction to systemic practice offered to all staff
• Specialist training in systemic approaches to working with domestic violence and adolescents
• places per year for st 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,

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 :

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

Advert closing date : th December

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