Children' Supervising Social Worker

Job Title: *Supervising Social Worker
*Working Pattern*: Full Time 37.5 hours per week, with on call rota at evenings and weekends
Blue Sky Fostering has an exciting opportunity for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team in the Devon & Cornwall area. This position is Part time and holds a requirement to travel to placements and visits across Devon & Cornwall
*Blue Sky Fostering has a brilliant opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the team in the Devon & Cornwall area, working in conjunction with our hub in Ivybridge.
We are looking for a dedicated and dependable individual to work with both therapeutic and mainstream programmes, including parent and child placements. This position holds a responsibility for a manageable case load of around 10-13 carers, where you will work within a dedicated team to improve the outcomes and lives of looked after children.
As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for the recruitment, assessment and approval of foster carers to ensure they meet the needs of the fostering service. You will also be responsible for undertaking supervision, offering support and delivering training and development opportunities to a target number of Foster Carers.
The successful candidate will need to be able to confidently provide training and support to foster carers in the delivery of mainstream support services as well the Blue Sky + TLC programme. You will be responsible for ensuring that children’s care and development needs are met within placements by undertaking necessary placement management, planning and intervention. This includes completing parenting assessments for parent and child placements as well as supporting foster carers in understanding the developmental trauma needs of children and guiding them in how to care for children who present challenging behaviours.
*For this role, willingness to travel and use of a car is essential as the successful applicant will be required to support foster carers and visit placements across the Devon & Cornwall area.
*Hold a recognised Social Work qualification
· Have a current Social Work England registration
· Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have a vehicle
· Are willing to undertake an enhanced DBS
· Have experience in children’s services and foster care delivery
· Willing to participate in an out of hours telephone support system and undertake occasional out of hours/weekend work by attending events, meetings and training
· Share a commitment to Equal Opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children.
*Generous annual leave - 28 days PLUS your bank holiday entitlement
* Birthday Leave - a paid day off for your birthday
* Good Health Days - no sickness in a 6-month period earns you an additional day off
* Refer-a-Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
* Auto-enrolment pension
* Learning & development opportunities
* Optional private healthcare scheme
* Eyecare vouchers
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Optional enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave/shared parental leave
*Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Blue Sky Fostering strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. Blue Sky Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Permanent, Full-time
Additional leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Private medical insurance
* Referral programme
* Sick pay