Supervising Social Worker

4 weeks ago


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

As a Supervising Social Worker with Polaris Community, 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. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring that foster parents provide a safe, healthy, nurturing, and learning environment for the children in their 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 and healthy environment for children and young people.
• Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, in line with Polaris Community's Operational Standards.
• Work in partnership with foster parents, other professionals, and the child's network to identify any needs within the foster family, such as respite, activities, therapy, or holidays.
• Ensure each child and foster parent are fully compliant with all key documentation.
• Attend meetings and/or provide reports for Commissioning Teams to address individual packages of care.
• Promote participation of children and young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community.

Requirements

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

About Us

Polaris Community is an established fostering agency that forms part of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers. We were set up by a former foster parent and former social worker in 1994, with a passion for delivering fostering services that make a positive difference to the lives of looked-after children. Our values are centered around making a positive and lasting difference for children, families, and communities.

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