Supervising Social Worker – Fostering Team
- Uxbridge, Greater London
- £34,000-38,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Liaising appropriately with placing authorities and other professional services to ensure a child’s care plan is followed through.
- Undertake annual foster carer reviews and take these to the fostering panel in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Manage a caseload of approved and registered foster carers.
- Provide placement reports on a frequency in line with Fostering Innovations practise and agreed with the placing authority.
- Keep appropriate records of all work undertaken and in accordance with regulations and Fostering Innovations policy.
- Attend supervision, team meetings and staff days.
- Obtain and review feedback from foster carers regularly.
- Report any concerns to Fostering Manager.
- Assist with the development and delivery of ongoing training for foster carers.
- Participate in carers team meetings and workshops.
- Continue in your own professional development.
- Respond to team and organisational developments as required.
- Develop and maintain relationships with foster carers, placing authorities, social services and other professional organisations.
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Continual professional development.
- Social Work England registered.
This Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.