Supervising Social Worker

Olive Branch Fostering Ltd.; Rawtenstall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional fostering agency is seeking a dedicated Supervising Social Worker in Rawtenstall. The role involves managing a caseload of foster carers to improve outcomes for children in care. Candidates should have a Social Work degree, experience in children's services, and the ability to provide training and support to foster carers. This position offers generous leave and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Birthday Leave

Good Health Days

Employee assistance platform

Learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold current SWE registration.
• Experience in foster care delivery is essential.
• Willingness to undertake enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of up to 15 foster carers.
• Deliver supervision and support to foster carers.
• Ensure children’s care needs are met.

Skills

Experience in children’s services

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently

Teamwork and relationship building

Education

Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work degree

Job description

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Job description

Job Title:Supervising Social Worker
Location: Rawtenstall
Salary:from £34,457 perannum
Working Pattern: Full-time (37.5hrs aweek)

Olive Branch Fostering has an excitingopportunity for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team inthe Rawtenstall area.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic,independent and skilled social worker to work with bothspecialist and mainstream placements. To manage a caseload of upto 15 carers (FTE), and work within a dedicated team to improvethe outcomes and lives of children looked after.

Main Duties

• Deliver supervision, support anddevelopment opportunities to a target number of Foster Carersacross the region within the agency&s establishedframework and required standard.
• Undertake the necessary placementmanagement, planning and intervention to achieve and maintainan 80% occupancy rate across the Foster Carer Team.
• Ensure that children&s care anddevelopment needs are met; as identified within the Careplan.
• Undertake direct work as necessary,coordinating the activities of Social Work Assistants/SessionalWorkers and others, to further the outcomes for children andyoung people in placement.
• Develop and maintain positive workingrelationships with local Commissioning and Social Work Teamswhich further the agency&s partnership arrangements,Provide to each Local Authority, regular monitoringinformation; including child progress reports or reports forLAC reviews .
• To assist in the delivery of trainingand support groups
• To provide or co-ordinate mandatorytraining to foster carers.
• To identify and provide any furthertraining to foster carers.

What we&relooking for

To apply for this position, it is essentialyou:

• Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work degree andcurrent SWE registration
• Hold a full UK driving licence and haveaccess to a vehicle for work purposes
• Willing to undertake an enhancedDBS
• Experience of working to targets andperformance indicators
• Have experience in children&sservices and foster care delivery
• Willing to participate in an out ofhours telephone support system and undertake occasional out ofhours/weekend work by attending events, meetings andtraining
• Share a commitment to equalopportunities in all work practices and to improving the livesof looked after children.

Why work forus?

• Generous annual leave - 28 days PLUSyour bank holiday entitlement
• Birthday Leave - a paid day off for yourbirthday
• Good Health Days - no sickness in a6-month period earns you an additional day off!
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme with a monetaryincentive
• Comprehensive employee assistanceplatform with 24/7 access to advice and support
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Learning & developmentopportunities
• Optional private healthcare scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Optional enhancedmaternity/paternity/adoption leave/shared parental leave

Everyone iswelcome

Diversity and inclusion are the principlesfor how we build our teams and Olive Branch Fostering strives tocreate an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity arevalued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents thecommunities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employeeis treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age,disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value theindividual differences and contributions of all employees andbelieve that by working together we can achieve equality forall.

*Olive Branch Fostering is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children andvulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will besubject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.