Supervising Social Worker

National Fostering Agency Group; Hallow; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Supervising Social Worker to join their dynamic team. This role involves supporting vulnerable children and foster carers, ensuring safe and nurturing environments. You will play a pivotal role in transforming lives by supervising and advising foster families, while collaborating with clinical specialists to provide essential support. With a commitment to safeguarding and a focus on well-being, you will enjoy a rewarding career that makes a real difference. Join a team that values your skills and offers exceptional benefits, including generous leave and mental health support, while making a lasting impact on the lives of children and families.

Benefits

Up to 39 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Qualifications

• Passion for building lives for children and supporting foster carers.
• Registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and advise foster carers to ensure children thrive.
• Collaborate with clinical teams for tailored support.

Skills

Social Work Experience

Trauma-Informed Care

Relationship Building

Supervision Skills

Communication Skills

Education

BA in Social Work

MA in Social Work

Tools

Mental Health Support Services

Flexible Benefits Platform

Job description

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Supervising Social Worker

Child Care Bureau

• Hallow
• Permanent

Location: Home Based / Regionally covering West Midlands

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: up to £39,400 per annum + £3000 car allowance

The Role

As a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life-changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.

You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person-centric focus. This means more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.

You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.

As a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies, you will make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.

Through your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, with a real impact on the children they care for.

Who We Are Looking For

You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open-minded approach. You will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.

Carers and children will be relying on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you’ve had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.

You will be excited by taking on real responsibility, and you will be ready and willing to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job. You will also be generous with your own skills and experience, helping our whole team to excel.

What We Offer

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals.