Fostering Social Worker | Part Time

Community Care Live; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency in social care is seeking an experienced supervising social worker to join their established fostering service in South Wales. This hybrid role offers a generous salary of up to £38 per hour with opportunities for career progression. Responsibilities include managing and supporting foster carers, assessing special guardians, and collaborating with social workers to ensure effective support plans. The team environment is stable, providing a great work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous salary

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Must have a social work qualification and registration to Social Work Wales.
• Experience in fostering services preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with social workers.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage approved foster carers.
• Assess special guardians for permanency.
• Work with social workers to achieve permanency.

Skills

Supporting and managing foster carers

Working with social workers

Implementing support plans

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Flexible role to take you into 2026 available now!

Leaders in Care are working with an authority in South Wales, for an experienced practitioner to join their established fostering service as an agency supervising social worker covering the position on a long term basis.

Benefits include a generous salary of up to £38p/h as well as ample opportunity to work from home and progress within the team - Managers within the team have been around and the team typically is a stable one.

This role is also hybrid and offers some flexible working arrangements, to give you a great work life balance.

As a supervising social worker, you will also be responsible for supporting and managing approved foster carers, assessing special guardians and ensuring support plans are in place, also to work with a childs social worker to achieve permanence, either through long term fostering or special guardianship.

If this role interests you, please get in contact with Leo, send your CV to [e-mail] , or call on 0161 249 8195

If the role is not for you, but perhaps a friend or colleague looking for a change, we are offering market leading referral fee of £500 per placement - all you have to do is reach out!

As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work Wales.