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Supervising Social Worker

4 months ago


Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom Rutland County Council Full time

Rutland County Council is looking to recruit a full time Supervising Social Worker to join our busy Fostering and Assessment team. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and constantly strive to improve and develop our excellent services. If you're looking for an opportunity where your skills and experience can make a significant difference to both your team members and children and families, and where there is an encouraged work life balance, then Rutland is the place for you.

About you...

  • Experience of managing a full and varied workload with the ability to set and work to clear objectives and priorities
  • A passion for children's social care, particularly in Fostering and Kinship Assessments
  • Sound knowledge of fostering legislation and national minimum standards
  • Practical experience of working with foster carers
  • A problem solving attitude with the ability to bring a range of interventions together to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
  • A registered Social Worker

About the role...

  • Completing Form F and Kindship assessments for new carers
  • Undertaking Private Fostering and Step Parent Adoption Assessments
  • Providing support, advice and guidance to local authority Foster Carers in every aspect of Fostering to enable acquisition of appropriate expertise
  • Providing training and support groups for Carers
  • Identifying placements for children appropriate to their needs
  • Supporting recruitment campaigns

This is a varied role that would suit an individual who has sound knowledge in childcare legislation and fostering, who consistently displays a commitment to providing high quality fostering services and who has great communication skills and demonstrates a "can do" attitude.

The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The costs for the DBS and your Social Work England registration are paid by us.

We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you're interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

The Supervising Social Worker interviews will be held week beginning 8 July 2024

Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

Our offer to you:

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary – being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.

Find out more:

To learn more about working with us visit or if you have any queries about this role please contact Julie Hall, Team Manager at

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process please call us on or email us at

How to apply:

Click on the apply button which will redirect you to the Jobs Go Public (JGP site) where we handle all of our vacancies. If you already have a JGP account you will be asked to login, or alternatively if you don't have an account you will be guided through the set up process. Access to an account is necessary as all updates regarding your application will be sent via the JGP site to the email you have registered.

Please be aware that in the event of a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date, so we encourage you to apply without delay.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview details, will be sent out via email from the Jobs Go Public site. If you require documentation/correspondence in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team.

Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.