Job Description
Job Role: Fostering Social Worker
Reports To: Registered Manager
Location/Team: North West England
Salary Range: £30,000 to £39,000
Job Type: Permanent
Participation in out-of-hours rota: Yes
Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days (plus birthday)
Introduction
Swiis Foster Care is seeking a candidate with the appropriate work ethic and experience to join our 'Ofsted Outstanding' rated service in the North West region. The position is based in our Trafford Office and will cover a caseload across the North West region, including Lancashire and Mersyside.
Swiis Foster Care operates a hybrid working model, allowing our staff to split the working week between office and home working.
The role
As the Fostering Social Worker/Supervising Social Worker with our outstanding team of supervising social workers, health advisors and placement support workers you will play a key role in ensuring our children and young people looked after, achieve, and thrive.
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, flexible person who has a passion to work with children and young people.
As the Supervising Social Worker you will offer professional advice and support to Foster Parents. You will be committed to provide a high standard wrap around support to our foster carers by participating in an out of hours on call service.
The role is to promote the achievement, attainment, and placement stability for children and young people in fostering placements with Swiis.
Working in accordance with the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 and the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards, you will support and supervise Foster Carers, maintain compliance standards and forge effective working relationships with the local authorities responsible for the children and young people in placement.
Essential qualities
You will have a good understanding of the needs of children and young people looked after and of the challenges that foster parents face in terms of achieving outcomes to enhance life chances and opportunities.
You will have a strong commitment to promote and safeguard the wellbeing of children and you will also have an appreciation of the demands that come with working for a high-quality independent fostering service in an increasingly competitive environment.
You will be passionate about changing a child's life for the better, working as part of an exceptionally dedicated team and seek to mentor foster parents to excel in their role.
You will need to hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England and hold a full driving licence with access to a vehicle.
Working hours:
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week 9am to 5pm
Benefits:
· Competitive annual salary (plus car allowance)
· Up to 38 days annual leave per annum inclusive of bank holidays
· Excellent BUPA Private Health Care and Dental Care available*
· Company Pension Scheme with options to increase contributions
· Life Assurance benefit of up to 3 times your annual salary paid to your beneficiaries
Swiis are currently operating a hybrid home working schedule, *This is subject to change depending on the needs of the business.
About Swiis:
Swiis Foster Care is a national leading Independent Fostering Agency with consistently Outstanding Ofsted inspections due in part to the high-quality service provided to our foster carers and children and young people in our care. Swiis Foster Care is a family-owned independent fostering provider which has been operating for over twenty years. Swiis Foster Care is a continuously expanding company and offers significant development opportunity for the right candidate.
Apply now
If you believe that you have the appropriate experience and ambition to work for one of the finest Independent Foster Care Agencies in the UK and have the desire to really improve outcomes for children and young people looked after, then please submit an up-to-date CV detailing a full employment history.
Swiis is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that our staff have excellent working conditions and genuine career opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake the appropriate checks which will include an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check.