Supervising Social Worker

Leaders in Care; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering agency in Newport seeks an experienced Supervising Social Worker to manage foster carers and supervise staff. The role offers a generous salary of up to £42,000 and a flexible working schedule with only one office day per week. You'll also benefit from a strong focus on professional development and a holiday allowance of 27 days. Interested candidates should forward their CVs via email.

Benefits

Generous salary up to £42,000

Flexible working schedule

27 days holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Requires a social work qualification and registration to Social Care Wales.
• Experience managing foster carers required.
• Proven ability to support and supervise staff.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage approved foster carers.
• Supervise Support Workers and Social Work Students.
• Ensure quality standards are met in assessments.

Skills

Social work qualification

Experience in fostering

Management skills

Communication skills

Education

Registration to Social Care Wales

Job description

Manageable caseload | Established team | Supportive management | Flexible / Agile working

Supervising Social Worker - Salary Up to £42,000

Leaders in Care are working in partnership with an highly ratedIndependent Fostering Agency in Cardiff, for an experienced practitioner to join their stable service as a Supervising Social Worker.

As a Supervising Social Worker, you will also be responsible for supporting and managing approved foster carers, providing professional advice when necessary, and contributing to business planning. Additionally, you will supervise Support Workers and Social Work Students.

You will work closely with thesocial work staff and foster carers to ensure that quality standards are met in all assessments.

Benefits include a generous salary of up to £40,000, you can expect with regular learning and development opportunities to offer you that career progression, to ensure you are developing as a practitioner whilst providing the best care for all involved in the service. You will also get a generous holiday allowance of 27 days.

This role also offers a flexible working schedule, with only 1 office day required per week, and the rest of the week is flexible for you to manage your own diary, comopleting visits and working from home, allowing you to maintain a great work life balance.

In this IFA there is a real focus on professional development, with a number of the senior management team having been homegrown through the service. You will also be enrolled onto a L&D course which will allow you further career progression after 12 months should you wish.

For this role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Care Wales.

To apply for this role, send your up to date CV to [e-mail]. Or call Chris on 0161 240 7897 if you have any further questions.