Southampton Children’s Services were inspected by Ofsted in June this year and found all services to be Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management; an outcome we are extremely proud of! Never has there been a better time to join an organization that is good across all areas and remains committed to continuing on its journey of improvement. Ofsted said that ‘impressive strategic and operational leadership, aligned with corporate and political commitment, has provided a clear vision, ambition and energy which has garnered the confidence and commitment of key partners. There is a collective momentum to continue to improve services and outcomes for children across the city’. (Ofsted June 2023)
About the team:
Being part of the Southampton City Council team requires people who are willing to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available to us and to think and act in the best interests of our children, young people and their families.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join our fostering service as a Supervising Social Worker.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to join our fostering service full-time. In the role of Supervising Social Worker you will ensure that the fostering team delivers a high quality service to Southampton Foster Carers. You will provide support, supervision and training for foster carers to provide a safe and secure environment for the children and young people of Southampton.
About you:
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and flexible individual with a recognised social work qualification with knowledge and experience of fostering to join us on our improvement journey to continue to build an invigorated, vibrant and creative fostering service.
If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
What we can offer you:
* A generous local government pension scheme.
* Flexible working (role dependant). Up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
* Hybrid working arrangements (role dependant).
* 25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
* Online Benefits – salary sacrifice schemes, benefits and discounts.
* Great local transport links.
* Employee assistance programme with access to our health wellbeing and support.
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position, please contact Carly Arnold, Fostering Service Lead on 023 8083 3855 or email carly.arnold@southampton.gov.uk.
Recruitment contact details:
Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033
For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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