Supervising Social Worker

Job Title

Supervising Social Worker

Regionally based across West, Central and South Scotland

Permanent

Full Time

£36,000 - £46,000 dependent on experience

As a member of our talented team of social workers you will understand the life‑changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future, supervise and advise foster carers, and ensure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.

You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests eloads are lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person‑centric focus, giving you more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.

You will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and provide the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.

As a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies you will ensure that our children and young people are safe and secure, well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.

Through your passion and commitment you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, with a real impact on the children they care for.

You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work, an energetic and open‑minded approach, and you will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.

You will have previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.

You will be excited by taking on real responsibility, ready and willing to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job, and generous with your own skills and experience to help our whole team excel.

• Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista) offering health, wellbeing, insurance benefits, 100+ discount options valid in the UK and abroad, Cycle to Work schemes, Electric Car Purchase scheme, Critical illness cover and more

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.