Supervising Social Worker/Senior Practitioner - London & East

Five Rivers Child Care; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering service provider is recruiting a Supervising Social Worker/Senior Practitioner based in Basildon, Essex. This full-time role involves working closely with foster carers to ensure high-quality support and outcomes for children. Responsibilities include supervising foster carers, conducting assessments, and participating in recruitment events. The position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, and benefits like enhanced maternity leave and a medical cash back plan. Hybrid working can be supported with management approval.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave allowance

Pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Medical cash back plan

Enhanced maternity leave package

Refer a Friend Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience working with children/young people in social care.
• Registered social worker with Social Work England.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide high supervision and intervention for foster carers.
• Conduct Form F assessments for fostering families.
• Participate in out-of-hours duty line for foster carers.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet Ofsted requirements.

Skills

Team player

Experience in fostering sector

Social work qualification

Driving licence

Education

Formal social work qualification

Tools

CHARMs electronic recording system

Job description

We are recruiting a Supervising Social Worker/Senior Practitioner to join our fostering service based in Basildon, Essex, on a full-time basis. Our service covers London and the surrounding counties per our growth and development strategy. In this role, you will work directly with our foster carers within a realistic caseload, which enables a high level of supervision, monitoring and intervention. This gives you the support and resources to engage positively with foster carers and children. We work within a trauma-informed practice model (ATIC) with integration across our fostering, residential, clinical and education services to achieve the best possible outcomes for young people. This model is continually evolving with updated research and practice development. You will also be involved in recruitment events for prospective fostering families within our foster carer recruitment activities, completing Form F assessments and support participation events for our young people. Work in collaboration with all colleagues and managers to achieve a high standard of service to foster carers and young people whilst meeting all Ofsted requirements.

Qualifications and Responsibilities

• The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve the best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carers
• Experience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people in social care
• A formal social work qualification
• Be registered as a social worker with Social Work England
• Have a valid driving licence
• The right to work in the UK, Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

Monday to Thursday: 9am - 5pm; Friday: 9am - 4:30pm. You will also participate in our out-of-hours duty line, supporting our foster carers on a rota basis. Although we would like to see you in the office, we are able to support hybrid working when agreed with our service manager.

Benefits and Support

• Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)
• Professional social work supervision provided by a Manager
• Individual and group Clinical supervision provided by a qualified psychologist/clinician
• Opportunities to integrate with our clinical, education and residential service provision
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Career progression opportunities
• Market related salary plus on call allowance plus car allowance
• Pension scheme and access to employee assistance program
• Simplyhealth - Medical cash back plan
• Enhanced Maternity leave package for mothers who have been with us for more than one year
• Blue light card
• Refer a Friend Bonus