Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team - South Beddington - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Supervising Social Worker for a permanent position in the Fostering Team based in South London. You will manage a caseload of foster carers, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with fostering guidance. The ideal candidate will have a professional Social Work qualification, knowledge of relevant legislation, and the ability to work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children in foster care. The salary is up to £51,500 per annum.

Qualifications

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of foster carers to meet placement needs.
• Supervise foster carers, mentors, and social work assistants.
• Conduct assessments of prospective and existing foster carers.

Skills

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Good working knowledge of relevant legislation

Job description

Supervising Social Worker – Fostering Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time for Ascent Fostering Agency based in South London.

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £51,500 per annum.

• To manage a caseload of foster carers to meet the placement need and outcomes for children placed in their care.
• To supervise foster carers, mentors and or social work assistants as required.
• To undertake assessments of prospective and existing foster carers in order to determine their suitability for approval or continued approval as carers.
• To accurately record and keep up-to-date information using the appropriate IT and Information systems, in accordance with the agency policy and procedures.
• To undertake duty tasks as part of the Ascent Fostering rota as directed by the Managers.
• To adhere to all relevant Policies & Procedures and fostering guidance.
• Work in partnership with the managers and key professionals to ensure that:
• Foster carers and the “Looked After” children and young people placed with them, receive tailored, personalised support that improves the outcomes for them.
• Foster carers prepare and children and young people placed with them and work birth families, where there is a plan for rehabilitation home with their families or carers.
• Effective and constructive relationships with children, young people, their carer’s and their families, and partner agencies are promoted.
• Foster carer’s agreements, placement agreements, support plans and Safe Care Policies are relevant, monitored and reviewed. Risk is effectively assessed and managed and that appropriate plans for each child or young person are in place and reviewed according to the needs of the child or young person.
• To attend and participate in recruitment campaigns for foster carers on a planned rota basis through the year on evening and weekends.
• To directly participate in the planning and delivery of training to prospective foster carers on a planned rota basis, evening, and weekends.
• To contribute to, participate in the planning and delivery of support groups for a range of foster carers and alterative.
• Be responsible for the foster carer’s agreement placement agreement and risk assessments, safe care agreements and review of foster carers.

Requirements of this Supervising Social Worker role:

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Supervising Social Worker role is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.