Supervising Social Worker

3 days ago

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Polaris Community Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our Fostering Services team at Polaris Community. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting foster parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for children and young people in foster care.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support foster parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
  • Monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster parents ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
  • Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in our policies and procedures.
  • Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster parents in line with our Operational Standards.
  • Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify any needs within the foster family, e.g. respite, activities, therapy, holidays, with all members of the child's network, including contributing to all relevant meetings and any other tasks defined.
  • Ensure each child and foster parent are fully compliant in respect of all key documentation.
  • Attend meetings and/or provide reports for Commissioning Teams to address individual packages of care.
  • Promote participation of children/young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community.
  • Participate in an 'out of hours' support service on a rota basis.
  • Undertake occasional initial home visits and Form F Assessments.

Requirements:

  • A Social Work qualification.
  • Professional registration with Social Work England or equivalent.
  • Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing.
  • A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures.
  • The willingness and ability to travel extensively (including occasional nights away).
  • Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations.
  • Full driving licence.

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