Senior Supervising Social Worker

Nexus Fostering Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A fostering agency in Birmingham is looking for a Senior Supervising Social Worker. You will supervise foster carers and manage placements. The ideal candidate has a social work degree and experience in children’s services. Benefits include generous leave and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

28 days of annual leave

Birthday Leave

Good Health Days

Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Employee assistance platform

Auto-enrolment pension

Learning & development opportunities

Optional private healthcare

Eyecare vouchers

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Qualifications

• Current SWE registration required.
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Willing to undertake enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support to foster carers.
• Recruit and assess foster carers.
• Ensure children's care and developmental needs are met.

Skills

Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work Degree

Experience in children's services

Full UK Driving Licence

Ability to work to targets

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

Education

Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work Degree

Job description

Overview

Job reference REQ00526 Date posted 07/10/2025 Location South Midlands Salary Blank Package Blank Contractual hours 37.5 Basis Full Time Job category/type Senior/Supervising Social Worker Attachments Blank

Job details

Job Title: Senior Supervising Social Worker
Salary: Starting from £40,918DOE
Location: Birmingham
Working Pattern: Full-time (37.5hrs per week), permanent

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to join the team at NexusFostering. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated social worker to be based at our office in Birmingham, which covers foster families across Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley and Walsall.

The Role

As Supervising Social Worker, you will provide a high level of supervision and support to foster carers, as well as the children/young people with complex needs placed with them.

You will be responsible for the recruitment, assessment and approval of foster carers (Form F model) and present written reports to the fostering panel. You will also be required to undertake independent visits, building positive and trusting relationships.

The successful candidate will need to be able to confidently provide training and support to foster carers and operate within the current legislation, regulations and guidance set out for fostering services.

You will be responsible for ensuring that children's care and development needs are met within placements by undertaking necessary placement management, planning and intervention for both emergency and planned referrals.

What we're looking for

• Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work Degree and current SWE registration
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Willing to undertake an enhanced DBS
• Experience of working to targets and performance indicators
• Have experience in children's services and foster care delivery
• Willing to participate in an out of hours telephone support system and undertake occasional out of hours/weekend work by attending events, meetings and training
• Share a commitment to Equal Opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children

Why work for us?

• Generous annual leave - 28 days PLUS your bank holiday entitlement
• Birthday Leave - a paid day off for your birthday
• Good Health Days - no sickness in a 6-month period earns you an additional day off!
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
• Comprehensive employee assistance platform with 24/7 access to advice and support
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Learning & development opportunities
• Optional private healthcare scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Optional enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave/shared parental leave
• Everyone is welcome

Diversity and safeguarding

Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Nexus Fostering strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.

*Nexus Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.