Supervising Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption

Service Care; United Kingdom, United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Sign-up bonus

Job summary

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the Fostering & Adoption Team on behalf of a local authority. This role is ideal for a practitioner with a background in fostering and adoption to support positive outcomes for children and families.

You will supervise foster carers, carry out fostering assessments and annual reviews, contribute to matching and placement planning, work with families and partner agencies, and ensure safeguarding

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with SW England registration.
• Experience in Fostering/Adoption Services.
• Strong assessment, safeguarding, and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• supervise, and assess foster carers.
• Complete fostering assessments and annual reviews.
• Participate in matching and placement planning for children.
• Work closely with children, families, foster carers, and partner agencies.
• Ensure safeguarding standards are met and maintained.
• Prepare reports for fostering panels and other professional meetings.

Skills

Assessment

Report writing

Safeguarding

Fostering knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent

Job description

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the Fostering & Adoption Team on behalf of a local authority. This role is ideal for a practitioner with a background in fostering and adoption to support positive outcomes for children and families.

You will supervise foster carers, carry out fostering assessments and annual reviews, contribute to matching and placement planning, work with families and partner agencies, and ensure safeguarding