Supervising Social Worker. Job in Walsall Education & Training Jobs

Vetro Recruitment; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering agency seeks a Qualified Supervising Social Worker to join a supportive team in the Midlands. With manageable caseloads and a nurturing culture, you'll play a crucial role in helping foster carers and ensuring excellent outcomes for children. This full-time hybrid position offers competitive salary, performance-related pay, and comprehensive benefits including generous leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Performance-Related Pay after probation

Generous Annual Leave (28 days + 8 bank holidays)

Comprehensive Training Programme

Discretionary sick pay

Annual pay increase

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle scheme / Electric car scheme

Star Awards Scheme

Mileage reimbursement at 0.45p per mile

Strong commitment to employee ownership

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Supervising Social Worker.
• Experience undertaking Form F Assessments desirable.
• Location ideally in North Birmingham/South Staffordshire.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 9-10 fostering households.
• Provide support to foster carers for 'Ofsted readiness'.
• Participate in an Out of Hours on-call rota (1:6 weeks).

Skills

Supportive approach

Solutions-focused

Education

Qualified Social Worker status

Job description

Join an Outstanding Fostering Team as a Supervising Social Worker!

Are you a Qualified Supervising Social Worker looking for a rewarding, permanent role with a truly supportive agency? This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing, "family-feel" team in the Midlands, dedicated to providing exceptional support to foster carers and achieving outstanding outcomes for children.

This agency prides itself on building strong, long-term relationships with its foster carers, reflected in its stellar reputation and growth. They are on a journey to outstanding, and you'll play a vital role in helping them achieve this vision.

What makes this opportunity stand out?

• Manageable Caseloads: Focus on quality, not quantity! You'll manage a maximum of 10 fostering households, ensuring you have the time to provide comprehensive, high-quality support.

• Supportive "Family-Feel" Culture: Work in an environment that prioritises solutions, kindness, and collaboration. Your personality and values will genuinely contribute to this positive atmosphere.

• Meaningful Impact: You'll ensure foster carers are "Ofsted-ready" and help gather evidence to demonstrate the positive outcomes for children, directly contributing to their well-being.

• Expanding Team: This vacancy is due to regional growth, meaning you'll be joining a dynamic and expanding team within the Midlands.

Your Role & Responsibilities:

Based in the Midlands with a regional office in Walsall, you'll inherit a caseload of 9-10 fostering households (expected to rise by mid-August), with 5 based around the Derby area. Ideally, you'll be located in North Birmingham/South Staffordshire (Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burton, Derby).

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week, 9-5), hybrid role. While primarily home-based, you'll be expected to work from the regional office 1-2 days per week for supervisions, training, and meetings. You'll also participate in an Out of Hours (OOH) on-call rota (1:6 weeks).

What You'll Bring:

• Qualified Social Worker status.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in similar roles (Supervising Social Worker).

• A personality and values that reflect a supportive, kind, and solutions-focused approach.

• Desirable: Experience undertaking Form F Assessments and/or working in the independent fostering sector.

What's On Offer?

• Competitive Salary: 40,000 per annum

• Performance-Related Pay (PRP) after probation (based on regional growth).

• 150 per week for Out of Hours pay.

• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus 8 bank holidays (increasing to 32+8 with length of service).

• Comprehensive Training Programme.

• Discretionary sick pay.

• Annual pay increase / fair pay policy.

• Hybrid working model.

• 0.45p per mile mileage.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Cycle scheme / Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice).

• Star Awards Scheme.

• A strong commitment to becoming an employee-owned trust in the coming years.