Part-Time Supervising Social Worker - Fostering

Community Care Live; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A fostering organization in Wisbech seeks a Part-Time Supervising Social Worker to provide direct support and supervision to foster parents while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with children, foster parents, and various professionals within a therapeutic fostering model. Qualified social workers with a commitment to child welfare and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment are encouraged to apply. A driving licence and access to a car is required.

Benefits

£3,000 Car Allowance

30 days' Annual Leave

Company Pension

Life Assurance x2

Employee Discount Scheme

Medical Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced Social Worker with a commitment to foster care.
• Experience working with foster parents and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Full driving licence and unrestricted access to your own car.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and supervision to foster parents.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and promote effective practice.
• Engage with children and stakeholders for safeguarding decisions.

Skills

Collaboration with foster parents

Understanding of children's services legislation

Therapeutic approach to fostering

Education

Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work

Job description

INTEGRATED SERVICES PROGRAMME (ISP)

Part-Time Supervising Social Worker - Fostering

Base Location: Wisbech

Caseload Location: North Cambridgeshire - Peterborough and Wisbech, South Lincolnshire - Holbeach, Spalding and Boston

Salary: Up to £37,000 prorated

Hours: 3 days per week (21 hours)

Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan (all benefits will be prorated)

About Us Set up in 1987 by a small but passionate group of foster parents, we became the UK's first independent foster care agency. That gives us the benefit of over 30 years' of fostering experience and we're still going strong!

The founder members recognised that looked after children - especially those who'd had very difficult starts in life - needed specialist support. So right from the beginning they put the child at the centre of their thinking and surrounded them with an integrated range of support services. In fact, that's what ISP means: Integrated Service Programme.

Over time, this circle of support has increased to include a whole range of professionals that children and foster parents can tap into, whenever they need to. This includes social workers, fostering advisors, teachers and therapists, who all work with our foster parents and the children they look after, helping them understand and manage even the most challenging situations. This is what's known as a 'therapeutic approach' to fostering and it's something that we pioneered.

Requirements

ISP Wisbech is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Social Worker or who is enthusiastic, committed and has an appreciation of the role of the foster parent and their skills. We ask our Social Workers to take a collaborative approach with foster parents in order to promote meaningful and relevant supervision of placements. Experience of working with foster parents as professional colleagues and working within a multi-discipline arena is essential, as is holding a full driving licence and having unrestricted access to your own car.

• Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent
• Previous experience of children and families social work
• Previous experience or a want to work in a therapeutic model of child care
• A comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children's services as well as publications
• Full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car

Responsibilities

• Direct support of foster parents within a realistic caseload which enables a high level of supervision
• Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, enabling and monitoring their practice and ensuring their compliance with regulatory standards
• To work in partnership with children, young people and foster parents and other professionals, local authorities and stakeholders, enabling full participation in assessment, planning, review and decision making relating to safeguarding and child protection

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by ISP.

ISP is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment