Supervising Social Worker – Fostering
- Nottingham
- £30,000-35,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Nottingham
Pay Rate: £30,000 – £35,000 per annumJob Description:Liquid Personnel is looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join its client’s small and friendly Independent Fostering team based in Nottingham.What will your responsibilities be?In this role, you will supervise, manage, support, develop, recruit, and retain foster parents, ensuring they receive consistent guidance and professional development. As a Supervising Social Worker (SSW), you will provide high-level support to foster carers, enabling them to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people placed with Hope Fostering. Your responsibilities include promoting compassionate relationships, safeguarding practices, and strength-based approaches that foster independence and wellbeing.Qualifications & Experience:To be successful in this role you must have,
- Three years post-qualification experience in a childcare work team working in the areas of Family Support, Child Protection, and Looked After Children or Fostering and Adoption
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and procedures, and the ability to use them
- Knowledge of social work methodologies and ability to use them
- Communication and presentation skills sufficient to convey convincing argument, both orally and in reports, to a high standard
- Ability to evaluate and reflect on own practice, and within written reports and ongoing recording.
- Ability to form and maintain constructive working relationships with colleagues within the agency and in other organisations
- Ability to develop and maintain professional, supportive relationships with a range of Foster Carers and their families
- Ability to prioritise and organise work and set out work to clear objectives
- A full driving licence
- To work as a team member, contributing to overall effectiveness by sharing knowledge, information, and skills
- Evidence of relevant ongoing post-qualifying training
- Experience working with a diverse service user group
- Knowledge of IT systems and applications for childcare teamwork.
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