Supervising Social Worker – South West Country Fostering Service

Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Supervising Social Worker to join our South West fostering service, your base will be at our office in Maisemore – Gloucestershire the role offers a hybrid way of working.

The ideal applicant will have experience of working with looked after children and foster carers, but this is not essential, as we offer an extensive training programme for all our staff. You will be joining an experienced team and will need to share our commitment to supporting our foster families who are passionate about turning children’s lives around.

You will have a manageable caseload and the support and resources to engage positively with foster carers and children.

​My client works from a Trauma-informed (ATIC) model with integration across our fostering, residential, clinical and education services to achieve the best possible outcomes for young people.

You will be responsible for:

• Direct support of foster carers within a realistic caseload which enables a high level of supervision, monitoring, and intervention.
• Working within a Trauma-informed practice model which is continually evolving in line with research and practice developments.
• Assist in undertaking initial visits to prospective foster carers.
• Assist in carer recruitment activities.
• Complete Form F Assessments following the relevant training.
• Be part of our Children’s and Young People’s Participation strategy and events.
• Work in collaboration with all colleagues and managers to achieve a high standard of service to foster carers and young people whilst meeting all Ofsted requirements.
• Taking part in our out-of-hours support to foster carers on a rota basis from home.
• Taking part in our daily duty service on a rota basis from the office.

Duties: