Supervising Social Worker – Fosterplus – UK
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* Base Location: Doncaster
* Caseload Location: Midlands and South Yorkshire, with typical travel around an hour, and flexibility required on occasion.
* Hours: 21 hours per week (3 days)
* Salary: Up to £38,000 prorated
* Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) plus Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan (pro‑rata)
About Fosterplus: Fosterplus was founded in 1996 and has 25 years of continuous experience as an independent fostering agency. We focus on creating continuity for the children and young people we support, matching the right foster parents to the right children and providing continuous support and guidance.
Our mission is to provide positive and stable family environments for children and young people placed with our carers and enable them to thrive emotionally and academically.
Requirements:
* Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent
* Previous experience of children and families social work
* A comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation and publications pertaining to children's services
* Good IT skills
* A full driving licence, confident driver with unrestricted access to your own car
* Experience of working with foster parents as professional colleagues and working within a multi‑discipline arena is essential
* Excellent report writing and ability to meet strict deadlines
Responsibilities:
* Direct support of foster parents within a realistic caseload enabling a high level of supervision
* Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, monitoring compliance with regulatory standards
* Work in partnership with children, young people and foster parents and other professionals to enable full participation in assessment, planning, review and decision making relating to safeguarding and child protection
For an informal discussion please contact Jenny Huggins on 07739 592057.
The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost met by Fosterplus.
Fosterplus is an equal opportunities employer and positively 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.
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