Supervising Social Worker
Location: Regionally based across Oxford and surrounding areas
Contract Type: 12 Months Maternity Cover / Full Time
Salary: £36,000 – £46,000 dependent on experience (+ £3,000 car allowance)
The role
As a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life‑changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.
You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to reduce risk and offer more bespoke, person‑centric focus, giving you more time to work closely with children and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.
You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy and clinicians with specialisms in trauma and attachment theory.
Who we are looking for
You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic, open‑minded approach. You must be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.
You will need to show that you have previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs. You should be excited by taking on real responsibility and ready to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job.
Benefits
* Up to 40 days annual leave each year (26 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + option to buy up to 5 extra days)
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* "Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks
* Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista) offering a wide range of health, wellbeing and insurance benefits, discount options, Cycle to Work Schemes, Electric Car Purchase Scheme, and critical illness cover
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Job ID: 301111
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