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Supervising Social Worker, Fostering Therapeutic Team, Bramford
Client:
mbi Medical Ltd
Location:
Bramford, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
11
Posted:
26.04.2025
Expiry Date:
10.06.2025
Job Description:
* Work with a specialist team of Social Workers and Practitioners to deliver a high-quality service to Suffolk Foster carers.
* Provide statutory supervision and support to foster carers.
* Facilitate support groups and learning opportunities for foster carers.
* Receive regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision.
* Contribute creative and innovative ideas to improve practice within a well-established and supportive team.
* Work closely with the Therapeutic team to promote trauma-informed care and attachment training, alongside Therapeutic social workers and Clinicians to support children and carers in their placements.
* Collaborate with the Placements team to match and place children requiring foster placements, ensuring maximum use of in-house foster care resources.
* Support children in foster placements by working with childcare professionals, maintaining communication, and attending meetings.
* Undertake annual reviews and statutory checks on fostering households within the required timescales, in accordance with Fostering Standards Regulations and guidance.
* Provide thorough, analytical recordings and reports.
* Support foster carers in transitioning children to adoptive families.
* Encourage foster carers to take responsibility for their ongoing professional development.
* Facilitate support groups and learning opportunities for foster carers.
* Participate in monthly reflective supervision and individual supervision sessions.
* Offer therapeutic support to foster carers and children.
* Work within a therapeutic framework, demonstrating high self-reflection and modeling this for foster carers.
* Collaborate with Senior Clinicians across Camhs Connect and STF.
* Develop and facilitate training opportunities for foster carers.
* Undertake Video Interactive Guidance work with foster carers.
* Contribute to the support of two Mockingbird hubs.
* Organize activities for Fostering Families, including beach hut days, activity days at Thorpe Woodlands, and Christmas parties.
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