Supervising Social Worker, Fostering Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Wallington, London.

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £47,000 per annum.

Main duties:

• To manage a caseload of foster carers to meet the placement needs and outcomes for children placed in their care.
• To supervise, foster carers, mentors and or social work assistants as required.
• To undertake assessments of prospective and existing foster carers in order to determine their suitability for approval or continued approval as carers.
• To accurately records and keep up-to-date information using the appropriate IT and Information Systems, in accordance with the agency policy and procedures.
• To undertake duty tasks as part of the Ascent Fostering rota as directed by the Managers.
• To work out of hours as agreed.
• To promote standards which achieve equality of opportunity.
• To adhere to all relevant Polices & Procedures and fostering guidance.
• Ensure that Foster Carers and the Looked After Children and Young People receives tailored, personalised support that improves the outcomes for them.
• Develop effective and constructive relationships with children, young people, their carer’s and their families.
• To directly participate in the planning and delivery of training to prospective foster carers on a planned rota basis, evening, and weekends.
• The post holder will be directly responsible for the supervision of approved foster carers, and carers where temporary approval has been granted. The post holder may be asked to supervise mentors and social work assistants.
•    Report safeguarding events to their manager and work in partnership with the local authority to ensure that Safeguarding and Fostering Policies and Procedures are followed.

Requirements of this Supervising Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.