Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 18.5 per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £39,513 (Level one) rising to £42,708 (Level four) ‘pro rata for part-time’
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham. NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The role is for a supervising social worker - support and supervising foster carers. It involves the assessment of potential carers and support after approval. You will be joining an experienced and stable team.
* You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and hold a current HCPC registration, recent experience in services for children You will possess a good working knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures in relation to fostering and safeguarding.
* Support foster parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
* Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
* Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in policies/procedures and regulation
* Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster cares in line with NCC policies.
* Ensure each child and foster parent are fully compliant in respect of all key documentation.
* Participate in an 'out of hours' support service on a rota basis.
* Undertake occasional Form F Assessments.
* Attend panel when required.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
* Social work qualification
* Experience in working with children and families
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
- The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Balbir Sahota, by telephone on 07872 377663 or by email at Balbir.Sahota@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 16th November 2024
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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