A small, highly child focused and established ethical IFA, is looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join their team across the North East regions. This is a hybrid / home based role, with travel required to the local office in County Durham one day / week.

Both full time and part t time applicants will be considered

Overview of responsibilities:

• To provide support and supervision to foster carers – case load of 6 -8 across the NE regions
• 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 actively recruit and assess applicants offering to care for children on behalf of the Agency
• 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 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
• Be willing to work flexibly including evening and weekend work, when required, within the duty rota system or in emergencies.

You will be / have:

• A qualified social worker

• SWE registration
• Post qualifying experience of working across children’s services such looked after children / CWD
• Ideally experience of working in fostering related social work / family placement
• An interest in completing Form F assessments as required would be an advantage

• A car owner / driver and prepared to travel across the region.

Salary is to £46,500 FTE (may be negotiable) + 30 days leave (+BH)

Part time and full time applicants will be considered

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