Supervising Social Worker - IFA

Leaders in Care; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering agency in Manchester seeks an experienced supervising social worker to manage and support foster carers while ensuring high-quality standards. This full-time role offers flexibility with 1 day in the office and generous benefits including a salary up to £41,000, a car allowance, and 27 days holiday. Ideal candidates will have a social work qualification and registration with Social Work England, with opportunities for career progression in year 1.

Benefits

Generous salary up to £41,000

Car allowance

27 days holiday

Regular learning and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities in year 1

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience post qualified in children's services considered.
• Prior experience in fostering is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage approved foster carers.
• Contribute to business planning.
• Work with social work staff to meet quality standards.

Skills

Experience in fostering

Managing approved foster carers

Professional advice provision

Supervision of support workers

Education

Social work qualification & registration to Social Work England

Job description

1 day a week in the office | Fostering | Career progression opportunities in year 1 | Travel Required

Are you an experienced social worker who wants to get into fostering in North / West London, but opportunities are limited in your current role?

This is a full-time post - 37 hours / week

Leaders in Care are working with a highly rated Independent Fostering Agency in the North East / Yorkshire, for an experienced practitioner to join their stable service on a permanent basis as a supervising social worker.

Although you will be covering the North East / Yorkshire (Richmond, Teesside, Middlesborough, Hartlepool & up to Northumberland), due to their North East office recently closing, you will be based out of the Leeds office once a week, the rest of your week is completely flexible working.

As a supervising social worker, you will also be responsible for supporting and managing approved foster carers, providing professional advice when necessary, and contributing to business planning. Additionally, you will supervise Support Workers and Social Work Students.

You will work closely with the other social work staff and foster carers to ensure that quality standards are met in all assessments. Ideally you will have prior experience in fostering, however you will be considered with 2+ years experience post qualified in other areas of children's services.

Benefits include a generous salary of up to £41,000 depending on experience, as well as a car and OOH allowance. You can expect regular learning and development opportunities to ensure you are developing as a practitioner whilst providing the best care for all involved in the service. You will also get a generous holiday allowance of 27 days.

This role also offers a flexible working schedule, with only 1 day a week in the office and the rest from home, allowing you to maintain a great work life balance.

In this IFA there is a real focus on professional development, with multiple opportunities for career progression in year 1 to senior and beyond, as this is where a large number of senior management within the service started also.

For this role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.

To apply for this role, send your up to date CV to [e-mail]. Or call Chris on 07897 024978 if you have any further questions.