Overview
As a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life‑changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.
You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone's best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person‑centric focus. This means more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.
You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.
As a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies, you will make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.
Through your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, with a real impact on the children they care for.
You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open‑minded approach. You will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.
Carers and children will be relying on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you've had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Help vulnerable children and young people find foster homes that can transform their future.
* Supervise and advise foster carers, ensuring they receive the support they need to thrive.
* Visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, acting as a safeguarding champion.
* Collaborate with specialist clinical teams to identify and provide the right kinds of support, such as occupational therapy, art therapy and trauma‑focused care.
* Ensure that children and young people are safe, well looked after and our high standards are consistently maintained.
* Inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, making a real impact on the children they care for.
Qualifications and Experience
* BA or MA degree in social work.
* Registered with the appropriate professional body.
* Full driving licence.
* Previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.
Benefits
* 4‑day working week (80% of hours for 100% pay) following a successful 6‑month probationary period and performance based.
* Up to 40 days annual leave each year (26 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days).
* Life Assurance.
* Pension scheme with options to increase contributions.
* Access to “Your Wellbeing Matters” – a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks.
* Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, allowing personal choice of health, wellbeing, insurance and discount options.
* Cycle to Work Schemes, Electric Car Purchase Scheme, Critical Illness Cover, etc.
About the Group
National Fostering Group is the largest independent children’s fostering group in the UK, with a community of over 2,500 foster carers and over 20 years of experience. We are an independent fostering agency part of the National Fostering Group, focusing on creating high‑quality foster homes and empowering foster carers. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’.
We are proudly rated as a Great Place to Work 2025, with 83% of employees saying it is a great place to work – compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company. Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411
You can find out more about us here: NFA Wales - independent foster care agency.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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