Swiis Foster Care - Supervising Social Worker - Birmingham

Swiis Foster Care Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated and passionate Supervising Social Worker is sought for a full-time, permanent position in Birmingham at an independent fostering service. The role involves overseeing a caseload of foster carers, ensuring compliance with fostering regulations while fostering relationships with local authorities. Candidates should have strong communication skills, a current HCPC registration, and the ability to adapt flexibly to the demands of the role.

Benefits

Generous car allowance

30 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays

Excellent Private Health Care options

Qualifications

• Current HCPC registration and eligibility to work in the UK.
• Thorough understanding of the legislative framework pertaining to children.
• Car driver with own car.

Responsibilities

• Provide monthly supervision to a manageable caseload of foster carers.
• Undertake visits to children in placement and formulate training plans.
• Be involved in delivering training to prospective foster carers.

Skills

Excellent recording and report writing skills

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Current HCPC registration

Understanding of legislative framework

Job description

Swiis Foster Care - Supervising Social Worker - Birmingham

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Location

Birmingham

Date posted

28/07/2025

Working Hours

Full time

Duration of employment

Permanent

Description

Qualified Social Workers Only

Job Summary

Swiis Foster Care is looking to recruit a passionate and dedicated supervising social worker to join its established service in Birmingham. The post is full time and permanent. The post would suit both newly qualified social workers and experienced social workers. There is an attractive annual salary from £26,500 up to £32,000, depending on experience, plus a Car Allowance of up to £3,400.

The role of supervising social worker is an exciting and a stimulating one that involves providing intensive support to a small caseload of foster carers and their families to enable them to provide the very best quality of care to the vulnerable children they look after.

Job Type / Category

Working in accordance with the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 and the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards 2011, you will provide monthly Supervision to a manageable caseload of foster carers, undertake additional planned and unannounced visits to children in placement, formulate training and development plans for carers, and forge effective working relationships with the local authorities responsible for children. You will have excellent recording and report writing skills and will be IT competent.

You will be a team player, a good communicator and a skilled and self-motivated professional, with the ability to work flexibly. As well as managing your caseload, you will be part of a duty rota to support the running of the service, both within and outside of normal office hours. There is also an expectation that you will be involved in delivering training to prospective and existing foster carers. You will receive training and development to support you to deliver this part of the role.

You will have a good understanding of the needs of looked after children and of the challenges that these bring for foster carers, as well as transferable assessment skills, but you need not have direct experience within the fostering sector.

You will have a strong commitment to promoting and safeguarding the well-being of children, but you will also have an appreciation of the demands that come with working for a high quality independent fostering service in an increasingly competitive environment.

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

• Current HCPC registration and be eligible to work in the UK
• Thorough understanding of legislative framework pertaining to children
• Ability to manage a case load
• Car driver with own car

The Supervising Social Worker position is available immediately; and is full time, permanent, with office hours covering. Standard office hours are 9.00 am - 5.30 pm, but this is role that does require you to be able to work evenings on a regular basis and weekends on occasions (out of hour allowance paid).

• Competitive annual salary
• Generous car allowance and mileage expenses
• 30 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays
• Excellent Private Health Care options available after qualifying period

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