Foster a Future is Newcastle City Council’s fostering service, and we are currently looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who can supervise Foster Carers caring for vulnerable children and young people, working in a trauma informed, solution focussed way to help support and maintain fostering arrangements.
You will need to have sound knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and be able to demonstrate creative thinking and excellent communication and problem solving skills. Experience of working with children, foster carers, parents and other professionals is highly desirable and knowledge of therapeutic parenting models would also be an advantage. A good understanding of the Fostering Regulations, Guidance and National Minimum Standards 2011 (England) is expected.
You must have a relevant social work qualification, such as Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent, and current Social Work England registration. Newcastle Local Authority are committed to supporting your continued registration with Social Work England and will pay your registration fees for the year.
We will consider applications for progressed (N8) and unprogressed (N7) workers with relevant fostering experience but to apply for the progressed social worker role, you should have at least 2 years post qualifying experience and have achieved a Post Qualifying Award.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This post is working in a regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check. It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
If you are interested in this post and would like some further information before applying, please emailjayne.saul@newcastle.gov.ukwith your preferred contact number and someone from the management team will get back to you.
If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
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