Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team Sanctuary Personal

Supervising Social Worker – Fostering Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Worker within the Fostering Service to work Full Time for 5 Fostering, based in Kent, Sussex & South Essex.

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £34,000per annum.

• Manage a caseload of foster carers.
• Provide regular supervision visits and ongoing support.
• Offer guidance on behaviour management, trauma-informed care, and safeguarding.
• Maintain strong, professional relationships with carers.
• Ensure the needs and welfare of children are paramount.
• Monitor placements and respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Participate in child protection processes and risk assessments.
• Support matching of children with appropriate foster carers.
• Monitor placement stability and outcomes.
• Attend statutory reviews, planning meetings, and multi-agency meetings.
• Undertake Form F assessments.
• Contribute to recruitment and training for foster carers.
• Present assessments for fostering panels where required.
• Liaise with local authority social workers, education, and health professionals.
• Provide reports and professional advice across agencies.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date case records and reports.

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration
• Post-ASYE experience in children’s services
• Experience of safeguarding and working with vulnerable children
• Understanding of fostering regulations and standards
• Ability to manage a caseload independently
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Experience working within an independent fostering agency
• Knowledge of Kent, Sussex, South Essex local authorities

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.