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London Borough of Lambeth Job Description
Supervising Social Workers (Fostering Support Team)
Children's Social Care
Plus, £1000 Market Supplement & £1000 Welcome Payment
Full time / Permanent / Hybrid Working
In Lambeth, we value and invest in our social workers. We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we want reflective, talented Social Workers to assist us in giving the best possible, most helpful support to our most vulnerable children, families and carers. Job Description
Supervising Social Workers (Fostering Support Team)
Children's Social Care
PO2-PO3: £43,542 rising in annual increments to £49,638 pa incl. LW
Plus, £1000 Market Supplement & £1000 Welcome Payment
Full time / Permanent / Hybrid Working
In Lambeth, we value and invest in our social workers. We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we want reflective, talented Social Workers to assist us in giving the best possible, most helpful support to our most vulnerable children, families and carers.
We have lots to offer from our rich learning and development programme and our competitive salaries to our exceptional career progression pathways and manageable caseloads. Manage your work-life balance through our flexible working opportunities, and work in the heart of Brixton, one of London’s most vibrant cultural centres.
But most importantly, we are looking for reflective, dedicated social workers who want to focus on great practice that makes real and positive difference for children and young people we support. Lambeth promotes Systemic approaches to working with families and communities. Through our innovative “Children at the Heart of Practice” framework, we are inspiring, resourcing and enabling social workers to undertake great relationship-based social work practice.
The Job:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for full time Social Workers in the Fostering Support Team. We are looking for dedicated and dependable Supervising Social Workers in the Fostering Support Team. The successful applicants will be working with foster carers and looked after children.
A must have is a passion for children and young people, excellent organisational skills, meeting deadlines, excellent communication skills and the ability to analyse situations accurately and produce detailed written reports.
You will be required to support existing and newly approved foster carers and temporary approved foster carers (kinship and Early Permanence carers); Participation in delivering of training for foster carers; Completion of foster carer’s reviews; presentation to the Fostering Panel.
In addition, be part of a creative fostering service that works with the theories of trauma, attachment and loss, social pedagogy and restorative practice to ensure the best outcomes for our children. Self-motivated and accustomed to working to deadlines, you will have good IT and communication skills, with experience of establishing and nurturing multi-agency relationships.
The Support:
Social workers in Lambeth can look forward to accessing training opportunities which include:
A 3-day introduction to systemic practice offered to all staff Specialist training in systemic approaches to working with domestic violence and adolescents 30 places per year for 1st year accredited systemic training Funded training to Practice Educator status
In addition to our training offer, all our social workers:
Are part of a small team of six social workers Take part in regular group supervision with their team Receive support from their team-based advanced practitioner
Why Lambeth?
Social Workers in Lambeth:
Receive a competitive salary that rises to a maximum of £49,638 per year Can progress into team-based Advanced Practitioner posts earning up to £51k Benefit from flexible working opportunities such as working from home and compressed hours (negotiated on an individual basis) Are situated in the heart of Brixton (2 mins walk from Brixton Tube) with access to and discounts on the renowned local amenities Manage a caseload which is below the inner London average Work from a fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings Receive 27 days of annual leave (rising to 35 days dependent upon continuous service) Have access to a comprehensive benefits package
If you have any queries in relation to this vacancy, please contact Olaitan (Ola) Aregbesola, Service Manager, OAregbesola@lambeth.gov.uk
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:
Job Description And Person Specification
We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.
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Closing Date: 3rd August 2025 at midnight
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