Applications are invited from experienced Supervising Social Workers to join the Short Break Care team, within Children & Family Community Services on the beautifulIsland of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands.
Reporting to the Senior Social Worker, Family Placement Service you will:
- operate as a Supervising Social Worker in the provision of an effective Family Placement Service
- undertake the recruitment, assessment, review, training and ongoing supervision and support to a range of foster carers, short break carers for children with disabilities, kinship carers and prospective adopters.
- lead responsibility for the ongoing development and delivery of the Short Break Care Service for children with disabilities and will support a range of short break carers.
The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain's finest and best-keptbeaches, an especially mild and sunnyclimate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St. Peter's Port, the island's capital.
The States of Guernsey delivers a diverse range of healthcare; their Social Work service provides an excellent Children and Families Service, supported by Social Workers recruited to a very high standard.
This includes undertaking work with children subject to care requirement...