Supervising Social Worker

Supervising Social Worker – Part-Time

Fosterplus - UK

Base location:
Doncaster

Caseload location:
Midlands and South Yorkshire – standard caseload, with travel typically around an hour's drive (flexibility required at times).

Hours:

21 hours per week (3 days)

Salary:
Up to £38,000 prorated

Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + bank holidays, company pension, life assurance x2, employee discount scheme and medical cash plan (all benefits pro‑rated).

Fosterplus was founded in 1996, giving us 25 years’ continuous experience as an independent fostering agency. Continuity is important to us, and we look to create it in everything we do – most critically, for the children and young people we look after. Our aim is to break the cycle of disrupted childhood and provide more stability by carefully matching the right foster parents to the right children and offering ongoing support, guidance and help.

• Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent
• Previous experience of children and families social work
• A comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children’s services and publications
• Good IT skills
• Able to be flexible in working pattern and travel, holding a full driving licence and having unrestricted access to your own car

• Deliver direct support to foster parents within a realistic caseload enabling a high level of supervision
• Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, enabling and monitoring their practice and ensuring their compliance with regulatory standards
• Work in partnership with children, young people and foster parents and other professionals, local authorities and stakeholders, enabling full participation in assessment, planning, review and decision‑making related to safeguarding and child protection

For an informal discussion please contact Jenny Huggins on

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which will be met by Fosterplus.

Fosterplus is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Fosterplus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.