Supervising Social Worker

Job Details

• Job Title:
  
  Supervising Social Worker
• Location:
  
  Office/Regionally based from our office in Grangemouth, Scotland
• Contract Type:
  Permanent, Full Time
• Hours:
  
  37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £36,000 - £46,000 dependent on relevant experience

National Fostering Group is the largest independent children fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers. We work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.

We also offer a 4 day working week – this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.

As a member of our brilliant 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. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure 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  keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person‑centric focus. This means 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 make available 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 make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are 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.

• Passionate about building incredible lives for children and helping foster carers be the best they can be.
• Confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work.
• Registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.
• Previous social work experience with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.
• Ready and willing to benefit from the support we offer to help you do your job.

• Up to 40 days annual leave each year (26 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, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including a wide range of health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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