A well regarded and child focused therapeutic fostering provider are looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join their Kent based team., supporting @ 10 carer families, primarily across Ashford / Sittingbourne / Medway / surrounding regions.

This IFA has an excellent reputation as both an IFA and an employer and has a strong therapeutic focus.

This role is suitable for either 5 days OR 4 days (30 hours) / week

Overview of role and responsibilities:

• To provide support and supervision to foster carers
• To work closely with any agencies and all staff to match children to families
• To assess and provide training to foster carers as per the needs assessed in a reactive and proactive manner
• To attend and produce reports for fostering panel meetings as necessary.
• To carry out an annual review of Foster families
• To support and attend a foster carer support group as needed.
• To exercise an understanding of the customs, traditions, culture and religions when dealing with children and foster families.
• To contribute to the development of the fostering service, to meet unmet needs and the demands faced by new legislation.
• To act, if required, as a member of Foster Care panel

You will be / have:

• A qualified social worker
• SWE registration
• Experience across children’s social work such as LAC
• Ideally experience of working within the fostering sector (not essential)
• An interest in therapeutic fostering
• A car owner / driver
• Be prepared to travel across the region as required

Salary is £40,900 (FTE), experience dependent + OOH allowance + benefits

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