Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

Responsibilities

• Providing professional supervision and developmental support, including advice and guidance to fostering families and working with other professionals where appropriate.
• Completing complex assessments of applicants to foster, making appropriate recommendations, to ensure the best outcome for children, young people, and families.
• Supporting fostering families to look after children and young people who have experienced trauma, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to enable them to undertake this complex task within a family home environment, undertaking fostering reviews, providing high quality, analytical reports and presenting to Panel where appropriate, ensuring that children are receiving the best service possible.
• Being accountable for ensuring statutory compliance and meeting regulatory body requirements regarding registration.
• Enthusiasm for learning and self-development as a reflective practitioner and support of our carer training.

• A Social Work qualification is essential.
• Registration with Social Work Scotland is essential.
• A strong commitment to work within our therapeutic framework to support the needs of the young person.
• The capacity to plan and prioritise.
• To use electronic records system and IT effectively.
• Experience of fostering is preferable.
• Driver’s licence and access to own vehicle is essential to travel across Scotland.

Demonstrates expertise in social work practices, including complex assessments and fostering support, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Possesses strong planning and prioritisation skills, along with a commitment to therapeutic frameworks and continuous professional development.