Supervising Social Worker

National Fostering Agency Group; Ashburton; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent fostering agency in the UK seeks a Supervising Social Worker to support foster carers and oversee vulnerable children in their placements. This role highlights the importance of building nurturing relationships and ensures that both children and carers receive the necessary support. The agency offers a competitive benefits package including up to 40 days of annual leave, life assurance, a pension scheme, and a flexible benefits platform tailored to employee wellbeing and professional growth.

Benefits

Up to 40 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Access to mental health support services

Qualifications

• Registered with the appropriate body.
• Full driving licence required.
• Experience working with young people who have a history of trauma.

Responsibilities

• Help vulnerable children and young people find foster homes.
• Supervise and advise foster carers.
• Collaborate with clinical teams for support.

Skills

Child welfare advocacy

Social work experience

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

BA or MA in Social Work

Job description

Supervising Social Worker

Job Title: Supervising Social Worker

Location: Office/ regionally based from our Devon Office

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 dependent on experience

This is an amazing opportunity to join National Fostering Group as a Supervising Social Worker with Pathway Care.

We are a leading independent fostering agency, part of National Fostering Group, serving the South West – from Gloucester to коприн, including the centre of Bristol, Weston, Somerset, Exeter, Plymouth and the M5 corridor. We currently work with over 80 foster carers for more than 100 children and 12 parent and child placements.

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!

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With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highestInstrumentation of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either Outstanding or Good which we are extremely proud of myocardial.

We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.

The role

As a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life‑changing potential of a safe and supportive home life.

You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure that 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 keepurse decomplaces lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person‑centric focus. This means more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.

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 make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, thatுகிறது 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, with a real impact on the children they care for.

Who we are looking for

You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open‑minded approach. You will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.

Carers and children will be relying on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you’ve had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.

You will be excited by taking on real responsibility, and you will be ready and willing to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job. You will also be generous with your own skills and experience, helping our whole team to excel.

Benefits

But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Up to 40 days annual leave each year (26 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
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – 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

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

Commitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

Job Location

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals.

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