Are you looking for a Supervising Social Worker role with adifference? Are you ready to join an organisation that makes a realdifference to children while offering a highly competitive salary,great benefits, and plenty of opportunities, including continualtraining and progression?
We are now recruiting for a permanent Supervising Social Workerto join our highly dedicated and professional team.
THE CHILDREN’S FAMILY TRUST (THE CFT)
Is a well-established Ofsted Outstanding Registered Charity and anIndependent Fostering Agency providing a wide range of fosterplacements. We firmly believe our Foster Carers are our most valuableresource deserving the highest levels of support and remuneration wecan offer. We work in partnership with Local Authority Social Workersand are committed to keeping our children safe and secure in stableand loving families.
JOB PURPOSE
You know how much hard work and dedication it takes to make adifference to the lives of children and young people. With manageablecaseloads, you’ll have the time and resources to truly support ourFoster Carers.
You’ll promote the safe care and development of our foster childrenso that they can achieve their full potential. You’ll get involved inthe recruitment, assessment, and training of prospective FosterCarers, as well as pursuing suitable placements.
You’ll help a diverse range of people - reflective of the communitieswe work in, and will play a key part in a friendly, supportive charitywhere you’ll be rewarded for your hard work and results.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The role will include undertaking specific tasks in relation tosupporting foster carers and the children placed with them and includes:
* Recruit, assess, and monitor the continued suitability andcompetence of foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy,nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
* Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task,competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, includingcomplaints and representation procedures as detailed in The CFT’sFostering’s policies and procedures
* Support Foster carers to evidence their competence against theTraining Standards within specified timescales, assess evidenceprovided and sign off each standard where sufficient evidence hasbeen provided
* Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster carersin line with the CFT’s operational standards and undertake suchadditional support visits/telephone contact with foster carers asrequired taking into account all family members needs
* Contribute to Foster Carer Annual Reviews, within requiredtimescales, providing written evidence of competence. PresentingAnnual Review Reports to Review Fostering Panel as required
* Participate in negotiations between the agency and LocalAuthorities to ensure that each child or young person placed iscarefully matched with a Foster Carer capable of meeting their needs
* Complete paperwork and procedures in relation to significantIncidents and Notifiable Events within company timescales
* Attend training in house to ensure you are fully up to date with legislation
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
What do you need to be successful?
* You’ll be degree qualified, registered with Social Work Englandand experienced in this field, with a full driving licence and up todate knowledge of all job relevant legislation - particularlySafeguarding and Foster Care
* IT Literate, ideally with a knowledge of the Charms database(although training can be provided), with accurate record keepingand admin skills
* You’ll be flexible, willing to learn, train and progress. You’llpromote our work and help to establish us as the local authority’spreferred and approved supplier
You will be able to demonstrate a professional approach and be ableto deal with difficult, challenging and stressful situations onoccasion. You will need to be approachable whilst also having anunderstanding of the confidential aspect of the role. A full drivinglicence with business cover and fully comprehensive insurance isessential and you must be confident in transporting children and youngpeople in sometimes stressful and difficult situations. You will berequired to have an enhanced DBS, which The Children’s Family Trustwill cover the payment of.
WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN
We are a progressive organisation who promote a friendly andsupportive working environment, where you will be rewarded for yourhard work and results. As well as a competitive annual salary we alsooffer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
* Pension
* Private Health Care
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Reward and Recognition Scheme
* A day off for Birthday (following successful end of probation)
* Free Parking
* Dental Cover
* Life Assurance
* Occupational Sick Pay
* Holidays (30.5 days inclusive of bank holidays based on working a4 day week)
Compressed hours - working 35 hours over 4 days between Monday andFriday
We welcome applications from all ethnic, cultural andreligious backgrounds.
Closing date: 1August
Interviews: 6 August or earlier, subject to availability
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