Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Edinburgh have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our busy team on a Full Time (37 hours) permanent basis.
Location: The successful candidate will work on a hybrid basis with their office base in Edinburgh, however some meetings and training occur Scotland Wide.
As a Supervising Social Worker, you will work within a team of supervising social workers, children's workers, therapists, education liaison worker, managers, and admin staff responsible for the recruitment and support of foster carers who provide care to looked after children and young people who are referred to the service from the Local Authority.
Starting Salary: £35,713.60-£37,289.20 Per Annum
Some of the key responsibilities are:
* Work alongside others in providing support and advice to carers being able to demonstrate initiative whilst also being part of a team.
* Ensure that Children & Young Peoples welfare remains paramount and central in all aspects of the service.
* Ensure the voice of children/young people and carers/adopters are represented in the service through engaging in and where appropriate lead in the delivery of participation and consultation activities.
* Deliver relevant training to Barnardo's cohort of foster carers and adopters to the relevant standards on both a group and individual basis and provide feedback to enable training materials to be updated to remain relevant and effective.
* Be flexible to respond to the needs of young people, carers and colleagues.
Ideal Candidate's must haves:
* Demonstrate both excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of Fostering assessments or similar.
* Have a good understanding of the legislation and National Standards we work within.
* Relevant Social Work Qualification such as DipSW, CSS, CQSW.
* Valid Social Work Registration with SSSC.
* Demonstrable and applied knowledge of child protection procedures.
* Previous post qualifying experience in childcare setting settings and/or pre-qualifying work experience in Family Placement.
* Hold a full UK driving licence with access to their own vehicle.
Benefits:
* 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service.
* The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme.
* A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options.
* Service related sick pay from day 1.
* Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's.
* Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
* Cycle2work scheme.
* Interest free season ticket loans.
* Discounts and cashback from high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and more via our Benefit Portal.
* 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
* Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
* Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
* Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.
About Barnardo's:
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,713.60-£37,289.20 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh
Reference ID: 19722
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