- Staff and managers work proactively and closely with a wide range of involved agencies and professionals. They constantly strive to learn and improve the services that they provide.
- Carers report being very happy working for this agency. They feel that the assessment process is robust and fair. They have excellent support from their supervising social workers, as well as managers in the agency. They attend support groups and regular events with their birth and looked after children. They feel highly valued and respected as carer.
- Agency staff report exceptionally high levels of satisfaction in their roles. They feel well supported, trained and respected. Training opportunities for staff and carers are excellent.
- You will be responsible for the recruitment, training, assessment, support and supervision of a range of foster carers ensuring high quality placements for looked after children.
- One of our long-serving now retired Supervising Social Worker said this about her experiences of working for Fostering People:
- "Fostering People are a fantastic company to work for where you really feel as though you can make a difference to children's lives. You will feel well supported by your line manager and also by senior management – it's a very open and inclusive environment where you feel able to share your ideas and have them listened to. Working at Fostering People gives you the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge and to develop your specific areas of interest "
- An enthusiastic and committed self-starter with the ability to work independently but also skilled in keeping in touch with team members and carers, the successful candidate will have excellent assessment skills and will be a strong communicator, both written and verbal with good IT skills and be able to produce a high standard of report writing.
- You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and hold a current HCPC registration, recent experience in fostering and services for children is desirable although less experienced candidates will be considered. You will possess a good working knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures in relation to fostering and safeguarding.
- As an innovative agency we are seeking applicants that possess a real drive and share our creative vision, whether you're new to fostering or an experienced supervising social worker.
- This is a full time and permanent post which is home based and comes with a highly attractive starting salary of up to £, per annum dependent on experience plus car allowance or company car & excellent benefits. We also offer a generous holiday allowance starting at days rising to in line with service plus bank holidays, bike to work and contributory pension schemes.
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Senior/Supervising Social Worker - West Midlands, United Kingdom - Fostering People
3 weeks ago
Description
About UsFostering People are an innovative developing provider with an outstanding inspection rating. We have a reputation for providing exceptional support, to our children, foster carers and to our dedicated staff team. Established in , our reputation and positive approach has enabled us to achieve growth in the fostering sector. We have received consecutive Outstanding inspections from Ofsted. Our inspection report highlighted the following:
What we are looking for and what to expect from us
We are currently looking to recruit a Supervising Social Worker or Senior Supervising Social Worker for our friendly and dynamic team to work with foster carers in the West Midlands region, primarily covering areas such as Birmingham, Walsall, Dudley, Telford, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
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