Adoption and Fostering service; Short Term and Therapeutic Fostering Team (STF) – The purpose of the STF team and this social work role is about supporting and supervising foster carers to achieve the best for children in their care, so that they can grow up to be the best that they can be.
The team supervises fostering households offering short term, emergency, short break, and permanent foster placements supervises and supports fostering households offering short term, emergency, short break, and permanent foster placements ensuring the needs of Children in Care are promoted effectively through their foster carers.
We also work in partnership with the Central Resource Service to match and place children needing foster placements, ensuring maximum use of in-house foster care placements. The Short Term team works closely with Suffolk’s Therapeutic Fostering Team.
This social work post will contribute by providing a holistic service to Fostering Families and the children in their care
In this social work post, you will:
* Work with a specialist team of Social Workers and Practitioners to deliver a high-quality service to Suffolk Foster carers
* Providing statutory supervision and support to foster carers
* Facilitate support groups and learning opportunities for foster carers
* Receive regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision
* Contribute creative and innovative ideas to improve practice in a well established an...