Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team - Stanmore - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Stanmore; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Supervising Social Worker for the Fostering Team based in Stanmore, England. The successful candidate will oversee foster placements, support children and young people, and adhere to welfare regulations. Required qualifications include a social work degree and supervisory experience. The position offers an annual salary of up to £40,000 with opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• At least 1 years’ experience of supervising professional staff.
• Must have knowledge of Childcare legislation and Regulations.
• Experience in conducting Form F assessments.

Responsibilities

• Visit foster homes to speak with children and young people.
• Carry out assessments and present to fostering panel.
• Keep clear records in compliance with agency policy.

Skills

Knowledge of childcare legislation

Supervising professional staff

Ability to travel independently

Education

CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent

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 Caring Hearts Fostering based in Stanmore, London.

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £40,000 per annum.

• To visit the foster home regularly, see and speak to children young people in placement
• To carry out Form F assessments and present them to the fostering panel
• To keep clear records and comply with agency policy, apply the legislation and Ofsted requirements
• To plan in advance and prepare all paper work for annual foster carer reviews by carrying out all the necessary checks of the foster home in advance of a review.
• To work in partnership with local authority social workers and ensure that foster carers follow any requirements to meet the child’s welfare needs.
• Ensure that the child’s young person’s care plan is operationalised.
• To report on safeguarding issues in placements as well as notify the manager of any concerns regarding the care of foster children in placement.
• To oversee placements on their caseload and discuss progress of children in placement during supervision with the service manager
• To keep records up-to-date
• Be able to work to agency policy and procedures.
• Initiates and carries out local recruitment activities, analysing the effectiveness of methods used, in conjunction with the Carer Recruitment Officer
• Must have knowledge of the following:
• Childcare legislation and Regulations
• National Minimum Standards
• Standards in Foster Care

Requirements of this Supervising Social Worker job:

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 1 years’ experience of supervising professional staff.
• Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
• Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job’s responsibilities.

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

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, 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 played a significant role in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well as 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.