Social Worker - Fostering Supervising Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Social Worker - Fostering Supervising Team
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK
Salary: £33.30 Hourly
Contract: Ongoing | Full Time / Part Time Available

Social Worker required for an ongoing opportunity within the Fostering Supervising Team in Stoke on Trent. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team where you can make a real impact in the lives of children and foster carers. The role offers flexible working arrangements, with full-time and part-time options available, allowing you to balance your professional commitments with your lifestyle.

Perks and benefits:

• Full Time / Part Time: Enjoy the flexibility of working hours that suit your lifestyle, whether you're looking for a full-time commitment or prefer part-time

• Professional Growth: Locum work provides a unique opportunity to expand your skills across different environments, giving you diverse experience that enhances your career development

• Competitive Pay: Earn £33.30 per hour while contributing to the fostering team's vital work

• Networking Opportunities: Work alongside a variety of professionals, gaining new insights and making valuable connections in the field of social care

What you will do:

• Manage a caseload of foster carers, providing regular supervision visits in line with statutory requirements

• Support carers with placement planning, child development, behaviour management, and safeguarding

• Identify training needs and facilitate access to learning and development opportunities

• Contribute to assessments of prospective foster carers, completing reports in line with Fostering Regulations

• Support the fostering panel and provide professional recommendations regarding approvals

• Ensure foster placements meet the needs of looked-after children

• Monitor the welfare and progress of children placed with carers

• Participate in reviews, meetings, and planning forums regarding children's care

• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns for children in care

• Support carers in understanding and implementing safeguarding policies

• Complete risk assessments and contribute to safeguarding plans

• Liaise with children's social workers, education, health, and therapeutic services

• Attend fostering panel meetings, looked-after children reviews, and training events

• Work collaboratively with birth families to support care plans where appropriate

• Maintain accurate, timely, and analytical case records for foster carers and placements