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Job summary
An established fostering service in South Wales is seeking an experienced supervising social worker. The role includes managing foster carers, conducting assessments for special guardians, and ensuring support plans are in place to achieve child permanence. With a salary of up to £43,421 and hybrid working options, this position offers valuable work-life balance. Ideal candidates must hold a social work qualification and registration with Social Work Wales.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Must have a social work qualification & registration to Social Work Wales.
- Experience in fostering or similar field is crucial.
- Ability to manage and support foster carers effectively.
Responsibilities
- Support and manage approved foster carers.
- Work with social workers to achieve permanence for children.
- Develop and implement support plans for foster placements.
Skills
Education
Are you an experienced social worker who wants to get into fostering, but opportunities are limited in your current role?
Leaders in Care are working with an IFA in South Wales, seeking an experienced practitioner to join their established fostering service as a supervising social worker.
Benefits include a generous salary of up to £43,421 as well as ample opportunity to work from home and progress within the team - Managers within the team have been around and the team typically is a stable one.
This role is also hybrid and offers some flexible working arrangements, to give you a great work life balance.
As a supervising social worker, you will also be responsible for supporting and managing approved foster carers, assessing special guardians and ensuring support plans are in place, also to work with a child's social worker to achieve permanence, either through long term fostering or special guardianship.
If this role interests you, please get in contact with Leo, send your CV to leo@leadersincare.co.uk , or call on 0161 249 8195
If the role is not for you, but perhaps a friend or colleague looking for a change, we are offering market leading referral fee of £500 per placement - all you have to do is reach out!
As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work Wales.
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