Supervising Qualified Social Worker
Fostering
Location: Brighton (BN1 area)
Hours: Part-time – Approximately 10 hours per month
Rate: £35 per hour (umbrella)
We are seeking an experienced fostering supervising social worker to support a kinship foster carer based in Brighton. Although the carer is approved by Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire, the geographical distance necessitates the involvement of a local social worker who can provide consistent, face-to-face support.
Key responsibilities include:
* Regular supervisory and unannounced visits
* Attendance at meetings related to the children and fostering role
* Report writing and documentation of visits
* Completion of the annual review report for the foster carer
The role offers flexibility, with the possibility of conducting some visits during evenings or weekends to accommodate the family’s needs. A named Practice Manager from Calderdale will provide regular virtual supervision and ongoing support to the successful candidate.
We are looking for a qualified and experienced fostering social worker with a strong understanding of kinship care. Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be based in or near Brighton (BN1), as additional mileage expenses will not be covered.
Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.
You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.
Perfect candidate will be:
* Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
* Experienced in working with children and families, including vulnerable groups.
* Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
* Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
* Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
* Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
* Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
* Committed to providing our service users with high-quality service.
* Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
* 4+ years qualified.
In this role, you will:
* Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
* Manage an agreed caseload.
* Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
* Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
* Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.
This is an agency post, and Pertemps can offer you:-
* Dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK.
* Easy registration process, referral schemes, incentives, ongoing compliance management, prompt payroll, and more.
This role is ideally located for those traveling from Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Fareham, Havant, Brighton, Worthing, Crawley, Horsham, Tonbridge, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Basingstoke, Isle of Wight, Winchester, Andover, Southampton, Salisbury.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn’t suitable, contact us for other opportunities including Youth Justice Prevention Officer, IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Child Protection, Children in Care, fostering, Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.
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