Supervising Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Foster Care Associates Full time

About the Role:

Foster Care Associates is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Supervising Social Worker to join our team. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will play a crucial 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 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.
  • Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster parents in line with FCA's Operational Standards.
  • Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify any needs within the foster family, 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.
  • Participate in day 'duty system' on a rota basis supporting referrals team.
  • Undertake occasional initial home visits and Form F Assessments.

Requirements:

  • Professional registration with Social Care Wales.
  • 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 to visit foster parents and children.
  • Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations.
  • Full driving licence.
  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

About Us:

Foster Care Associates is an established fostering agency which forms part of the Polaris Community - one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers. We are committed to making a positive and lasting difference for children, families and communities.

Benefits:

  • Company Car or £ car allowance.
  • Days' Annual Leave (rising to days on length of service) + Bank Holidays.
  • Company Pension Scheme.
  • Free On-site Parking.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Employee Discount Scheme.
  • Medical Cash Plan.
  • Optician allowance £ annually.
  • Refer a friend scheme with a monetary incentive.
  • Opportunity to complete Form F's for additional payments.
  • An exceptional in-house platform available for online and face to training opportunities.
  • Opportunity to complete Practice Assessor Award.
  • OOH service (Additional payment to Social workers for undertaking evening and weekend OOH duty service).


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