An Ofsted “Outstanding” stable and established fostering provider (IFA) are looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join their Shropshire based team. This IFA is independently owned and has a strong therapeutic and outcomes focused ethos, providing therapeutic support and training to carers and staff.

Carers are primarily based across the Shropshire regions, hence loving within communing and travel distance of these regions would be an advantage.

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 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 contribute to the development of the fostering service
• 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
• Good experience across fostering social work (ideal not essential, s experience across children’s services will also be considered)
• Passionate about therapeutic support and outcomes for children and young people
• A car owner / driver

Some flexible working may be needed to attend emergencies or to participate in the duty rota

Salary is to £41,000 + mileage at 45ppm + OOH payments and excellent benefits – including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

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