Supervising Social Worker - ASYE Applications Welcome

What's On In Plymouth; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Supervising Social Worker to join their dynamic team in the South West. This role offers a unique opportunity to support foster parents and young people, ensuring outstanding outcomes for children in care. You will benefit from a robust induction program and ongoing mentorship, allowing you to thrive in your new career. With a competitive salary and generous benefits, including a car allowance and extensive annual leave, this position is perfect for newly qualified social workers eager to make a difference in their community.

Benefits

Car Allowance

30 days' Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Medical Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Must have a Social Work qualification and professional registration.
• Proven ability to produce high-standard reports and knowledge of legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support foster parents and monitor their suitability and competence.
• Ensure compliance with documentation and attend meetings for care packages.
• Participate in out-of-hours support service on a rota basis.

Skills

Social Work qualification

Report writing

Knowledge of legislation and safeguarding

Driving license

Education

Professional registration with Social Work England

Job description

Supervising Social Worker - ASYE Applications Welcome

Plymouth, South West, United Kingdom

The FCA

Posted today

Full Job Description

Job Description

FOSTERCARE ASSOCIATES (THE FCA)

Role: Supervising Social Worker - ASYE Applications Welcome

Salary: Up to £37,877 Per Annum Dependent Upon Experience

Benefits: £2,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave, Rising to 35 Days upon Length of Service, + Bank Holidays, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan (All Benefits Pro Rata'd)

Location: Hybrid - Covering our Foster Parents across Plymouth

We are excited to welcome newly qualified social workers to join our fostering agency. This is an amazing opportunity to join Foster Care Associates. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Newly Qualified Social Worker to join our friendly team and develop the fostering services in the South West.

We understand the challenges and opportunities that come with starting your career, and our dedicated team is committed to providing you with the support you need to succeed. From day one, you will benefit from a robust induction program designed to familiarize you with our processes and best practices.

Our experienced team will guide and mentor you every step of the way, ensuring you have the resources and confidence to thrive in your role.

You will be supported through the CPEL program, which we fully support in conjunction with universities. We value the fresh perspectives and enthusiasm that newly qualified social workers bring, and we encourage you to apply to become part of our supportive and dynamic team.

If you are newly qualified or in the process of gaining your qualification this year, we would welcome your application.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Our South West team is looking to recruit a Supervising Social Worker/ASYE to support our Foster Parents and Young People within the Plymouth area.

• Support foster parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
• Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster parents, ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing, and learning environment for children/young people.
• Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved, and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in FCA policies and procedures.
• Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster parents in line with FCA's Operational Standards.
• Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify any needs within the foster family, such as respite, activities, therapy, holidays, with all members of the child's network, including contributing to relevant meetings and other tasks.
• Ensure each child and foster parent are fully compliant with key documentation.
• Attend meetings and/or provide reports for commissioning teams to address individual packages of care.
• Promote participation of children/young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community.
• Participate in an 'out of hours' support service on a rota basis.
• Undertake occasional initial home visits and Form F assessments.

YOU MUST HAVE:

• A Social Work qualification
• Professional registration with Social Work England or equivalent
• Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing
• A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures
• The willingness and ability to travel extensively (including occasional nights away)
• Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations
• Full driving license

For an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Naomi Pollard, Registered Manager, at 07483140313.

To be considered, please apply and we will be in touch.

No agencies please.

Foster Care Associates is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer status by the Jobcentre Plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at an enhanced level if successful for the position.

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Keywords: Caregiver, Location: Plymouth, ENG - PL3 6LJ