Supervising Qualified Social Worker – Fostering

Supervising Qualified Social Worker
Fostering
Location: Brighton (BN1 area) Working on behalf of Calderdale Council
Hours: Part-time – Approximately 10 hours per month
Rate: £35 per hour (umbrella)

We are seeking an experienced fostering supervising social worker to support a kinship foster carer based in Brighton. Although the carer is approved by Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire, the geographical distance necessitates the involvement of a local social worker who can provide consistent, face-to-face support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Regular supervisory and unannounced visits
• Attendance at meetings related to the children and fostering role
• Report writing and documentation of visits
• Completion of the annual review report for the foster carer

The role offers flexibility, with the possibility of conducting some visits during evenings or weekends to accommodate the family’s needs. A named Practice Manager from Calderdale will provide regular virtual supervision and ongoing support to the successful candidate. We are looking for a qualified and experienced fostering social worker with a strong understanding of kinship care. Due to the nature of the role, applicants must be based in or near Brighton (BN1), as additional mileage expenses will not be covered.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• 4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
 
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Chichester, Bogna Regis, Fareham, Havant, Brighton, Worthing, Crawley, Horsham,  Tonbridge, Bournemouth, Weymouth, Basingstoke, Isle of White, Winchester, Andover, Southampton, Salisbury. 

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including Youth Justice  Prevention Officer,  IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children Looked After, Child Protection, Children in Care Children’s, fostering,  Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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