Join Our Team as a Senior/Supervising Social Worker!
Salary: Up to £40,948.53 per annum, based on experience
Benefits: £1,000 Car Allowance or Company Car, 30 days of Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance (x2), Employee Discount Scheme, and Medical Cash Plan
Location: Home-based, supporting Foster Parents across Yorkshire and surrounding areas
About Us
At Fostering People, we pride ourselves on being an innovative and growing provider with an outstanding inspection rating. Since our establishment in 2000, we have built a reputation for delivering exceptional support to children, foster carers, and our dedicated staff team. Our commitment to excellence has earned us four consecutive Outstanding inspections from Ofsted. Here’s what our latest report highlighted:
* Proactive collaboration with a wide range of agencies and professionals, constantly striving to improve our services.
* Foster carers express high satisfaction, appreciating our robust and fair assessment process, along with excellent support from supervising social workers and management.
* Our staff report exceptional satisfaction levels, feeling well-supported, trained, and respected, with excellent training opportunities available.
What We Are Looking For
We are excited to recruit a Senior/Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly and dynamic team, working with foster carers in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. In this role, you will:
* Be responsible for the recruitment, training, assessment, support, and supervision of a diverse range of foster carers, ensuring high-quality placements for looked-after children.
One of our long-serving, now retired, Supervising Social Workers shared her experience:
"Fostering People is a fantastic company where you can truly make a difference in children's lives. You will feel well-supported by your line manager and senior management in an open and inclusive environment. Working here allows you to enhance your skills and develop your specific areas of interest.
About You
* You are an enthusiastic and committed self-starter, capable of working independently while maintaining strong connections with team members and carers.
* Excellent assessment skills, strong written and verbal communication abilities, and good IT skills are essential, along with the ability to produce high-quality reports.
* You must be a qualified Social Worker with current HCPC registration. While recent experience in fostering and services for children is desirable, we welcome less experienced candidates as well.
* A solid understanding of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures related to fostering and safeguarding is crucial.
* We seek innovative applicants who share our creative vision, whether you're new to fostering or an experienced supervising social worker.
This is a full-time, permanent position that is home-based, offering a competitive starting salary of up to £40,948.53, plus a car allowance or company car and excellent benefits. Enjoy a generous holiday allowance starting at 30 days, increasing to 35 with service, plus bank holidays, bike-to-work schemes, and a contributory pension plan.
If you have questions about this vacancy, feel free to reach out to our Team Manager.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please submit your application, and we will be in touch to discuss further.
No agencies, please.
Fostering People is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer status by Jobcentre Plus. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.