Part Time Supervising Social Worker
Location & Working Hours
Base Location: Coventry
Hours: 28 hours per week (4 days)
Salary: Up to £34,507 FTE £43,134.00
Benefits:
* £3,000 Car Allowance
* 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays
* Company Pension
* Life Assurance x2
* Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan (pro‑rated)
Office Location: Long Eaton
Caseload Location: Midlands and South Yorkshire (no more than 1 hour drive; flexibility required on occasion)
About Us
Fosterplus was founded in 1996, giving us 25 years of continuous experience as an independent fostering agency. Continuity is important to us, and we look to create it in everything we do – most critically, for the children and young people we look after. Many who enter our care have experienced a disrupted childhood; our aim is to break this cycle and provide more stability. We match the right foster parents to the right children and remain on hand with support, guidance and help. Our expertise ensures more successful placements, and that is exactly the sort of continuity we want. This commitment is spelled out in our mission to ‘provide positive and stable family environments for the children and young people placed with our carers and ensure that, with the support of our carers, they can thrive emotionally and academically.’
Qualifications & Experience
* Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent
* Previous experience of children and families social work
* Comprehensive knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children’s services and publications
* Good IT skills
* Full driving licence, confident driver and unrestricted access to own car
* Flexible working pattern and travel as required
* Enthusiastic, committed, and appreciative of the role of the foster parent and their skills
Responsibilities
* Direct support of foster parents within a realistic caseload to enable high-level supervision
* Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, enabling and monitoring practice and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
* Work in partnership with children, young people, foster parents, local authorities and other professionals, enabling full participation in assessment, planning, review and decision making relating to safeguarding and child protection
* Take a collaborative approach with foster parents to promote meaningful and relevant supervision of placements
* Maintain quality assurance standards and provide training to prospective and current foster parents
* Produce excellent reports and meet strict deadlines
* Complete an enhanced DBS Check (cost covered by Fosterplus)
Fosterplus is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Fosterplus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Due to the COVID situation, please note that interviews will be arranged virtually and all successful appointments will be managed pragmatically in line with individual and company needs.
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