Supervising Social Worker

Community Care Live; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage paid

Car Allowance

Excellent CPD training & development

Job summary

Community Care Live is seeking a Supervising Social Worker for its independent fostering agency covering Swindon and Oxford. This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working.

You will recruit, assess, match and train foster carers; supervise up to 15 foster families; work with multi-agency teams; ensure compliance and reports; attend fostering panel meetings. You need a social work degree with post-qualification experience in Children’s Social Work.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have a social work degree with post-qualification experience in Children’s Social Work.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, assessing, matching & training prospective foster carers.
• Supervising a caseload of up to 15 foster families.
• Working collaboratively within a multi-agency team.
• Upkeeping all relevant compliance & reports.
• Attending in fostering panel meetings.

Education

Diploma/Degree in Social Work

Job description

An Independent Fostering Agency is looking for a Supervising Social Worker for their fostering service that covers Swindon/Oxford. This is a permanent and full-time position that is hybrid working.

You must have a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and have the right to work in the UK (no VISA sponsorship available)

About the team

This Independent Fostering Agency is well- established within fostering and their service is rated "good" by Ofsted .This Independent Fostering Agency works in a therapeutic way.

About the job

• Recruiting, assessing, matching & training prospective foster carers
• Supervising a caseload of up to 15 foster families
• Working collaboratively within a multi-agency team
• Upkeeping all relevant compliance & reports
• Attending in fostering panel meetings

About you

The successful candidate will have a social work degree with post qualification experience in Children's Social Work.

What's on offer?

• A salary of up to £42,658 dependent on experience
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays plus 2.5 days additional
• Mileage paid
• Manageable caseloads
• Car Allowance
• Excellent CPD training & development opportunities
• Further benefits