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Supervising Social Worker – Coventry, Coventry
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Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
9731e078e98d
Job Views:
3
Posted:
24.04.2025
Expiry Date:
08.06.2025
Job Description:
An Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) in Coventry is looking for a Supervising Social Worker (SSW) for their Fostering Service. The role involves supervising foster carers, addressing safeguarding concerns raised by a child’s social worker, and providing emotional and practical support to foster families. Additionally, supervising social workers play a crucial role in recruiting foster carers, conducting assessments, and providing training before children are placed in care.
What will your responsibilities be?
* Maintaining Communication: Supervising social workers ensure consistent communication among foster families, social workers, and the foster children. They conduct regular home visits, make phone calls, and keep all parties informed throughout the placement.
* Arranging Support Services: They coordinate additional support for children, such as therapy or learning assistance, whenever necessary.
* Day-to-Day Assistance: Supporting foster carers with meetings, report writing, and record-keeping is integral to their role. They also monitor each child’s progress in their placement and conduct required statutory visits.
* Facilitating Birth Family Connections: Supervising social workers help manage and maintain contact between children and their birth families when appropriate, and support foster carers in handling the emotions tied to these interactions.
* Identifying Training Opportunities: They assess foster carers’ needs for further training, guiding them to enhance their skills, achieve personal goals, and meet high standards of care.
Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have post-qualified experience.
* Twice weekly payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
* Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
* Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
* Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
* “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
* “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
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