Supervising Social Worker - Cornwall

Capstone Foster Care Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Home based

Flexible working

Training & development

Holidays starting 27 days + BH + extra

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance programme

Pension

Wellbeing app

Job summary

Capstone Foster Care Group is seeking an experienced Supervising Social Worker to manage a caseload of foster families, delivering a high-quality, safe service.

This home-based role offers flexibility, opportunities for training, and a commitment to safeguarding. SWE registered social workers with frontline childcare experience are invited to apply.

Some evening and weekend rota work is required as part of the out-of-hours support, with the role primarily home based across the UK.

Qualifications

• Manage your own caseload and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate frontline social work experience in childcare and Form F assessments.
• Show strong analytical and assessment skills.
• Communicate effectively with children and their parents.
• Promote positive outcomes for all looked-after children.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload while meeting deadlines.
• Evidence frontline social work in childcare and Form F assessments.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and assessment skills.
• Communicate effectively with children and their parents.
• Promote great outcomes for looked-after children.

Skills

Caseload management

Frontline social work in childcare

Analytical and assessment skills

Communication with children and carers

Outcome-focused for looked after young

Education

Social Work qualification & SWE registration

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly team!

Location: Home Based

Salary: Highly Competitive

Full Time or Part Time for 4 days per week

Capstone Foster Care is a well-established fostering organisation, our vision is to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, supporting carers to do an important job, really well.

As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be looking after a very manageable caseload of foster families across Cornwall. Working in partnership with other team members to provide a high quality and safe service for our foster families and the children/young people they look after.

There will be some occasional evening and weekend work and you will be part of the out of hours rota. The position is home based.

As a Supervising Social Worker in the team, you must have the ability to:

• Manage your own caseload whilst meeting deadlines
• Evidence experience in frontline social work in Childcare and Form F's
• Demonstrate strong analytical and assessment skills
• Have the ability to effectively communicate with children and their parents
• Promote great outcomes for all children and young people looked after by Capstone Foster Care.

Applicants must have:

• A relevant Social Work qualification and be SWE registered
• Ideally experienced within fostering or adoption
• Knowledge of fostering and childcare legislation
• Be eligible to work within the UK
• Recent experience of Form F Assessments.
• Driving License and access to transport.

In return we offer:

• Home based, flexible working allowing a work/life balance
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Holidays starting from 27 days plus Bank Holidays plus an extra day for your birthday!
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance membership
• Pension
• Wellbeing and fitness app membership.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and feel you are able to share our vision we would love to hear from you. Come and to be part of our exceptional team!

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is enshrined within Capstone Foster Care policy and practice. We expect our employees to share this commitment with us.

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and value individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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