Supervising Social Worker
Location: Regionally based covering West Midlands
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £39,000 per annum (this includes a £3,000 car allowance)
Fostering Solutions Midlands covers the East and West Midlands, with offices in Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire, working with more than 80 foster carers and 110 children.
As a creative, resilient and responsible member of our team, you will help create happy homes for young people and their carers.
The role
You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will supervise and advise foster carers, ensuring both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.
You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person-centric focus.
You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.
As a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies, you will ensure that our children and young people are safe and secure, well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.
Through your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, impacting the children they care for.
Who we are looking for
You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children and helping foster carers excel. You will need a BA or MA degree in social work, be registered with the appropriate body, and hold a full driving licence.
Previous social work experience, particularly with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs, is essential.
You will be excited by taking on real responsibility and ready to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job.
But what else is in it for you?
* Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* Access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
Closing date: Wednesday, 15th January 2025
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