Supervising Social Worker

Job reference REQ
00501 | Date posted 16/06/2025 |

Location:

Rawtenstall | Salary: from £34,457 per annum | Contractual hours: 37.5 | Basis:
Full Time

Job Title: Supervising Social Worker

Location: Rawtenstall

Salary: from £34,457 per annum

Working Pattern: Full-time (37.5 hours a week)

Olive Branch Fostering has an exciting opportunity for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team in the Rawtenstall area.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, independent, and skilled social worker to work with both specialist and mainstream placements. The role involves managing a caseload of up to 15 carers (FTE) and working within a dedicated team to improve the outcomes and lives of children looked after.

• Deliver supervision, support, and development opportunities to a target number of foster carers across the region within the agency's established framework and required standards.
• Undertake placement management, planning, and intervention to achieve and maintain an 80% occupancy rate across the Foster Carer Team.
• Ensure children’s care and development needs are met as identified within the Care Plan.
• Undertake direct work as necessary, coordinating activities of Social Work Assistants/Sessional Workers and others to further outcomes for children and young people in placement.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with local commissioning and social work teams to enhance partnership arrangements. Provide regular monitoring information to each local authority, including child progress reports or reports for LAC reviews.
• Assist in delivering training and support groups.
• Provide or coordinate mandatory training for foster carers.
• Identify and provide additional training to foster carers.

To apply for this position, you must:

• Hold a Dip SW/CQSW/Social Work degree and current SWE registration.
• Have a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
• Have experience working to targets and performance indicators.
• Have experience in children’s services and foster care delivery.
• Be willing to participate in out-of-hours telephone support and undertake occasional out-of-hours/weekend work, including attending events, meetings, and training.
• Share a commitment to equal opportunities and improving the lives of looked after children.

• Generous annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays.
• Birthday Leave: a paid day off for your birthday.
• Good Health Days: earn an additional day off after no sickness in six months.
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme with monetary incentives.
• Comprehensive employee assistance platform with 24/7 advice and support.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Optional private healthcare scheme.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Optional enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.

Diversity and inclusion are core principles for our team. Olive Branch Fostering values and celebrates all forms of diversity. We aim for a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, ensuring fair treatment regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, or identity. We recognize and appreciate the individual differences and contributions of all employees, believing that working together can achieve equality for all.

* Olive Branch Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants will undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.