Social Worker - Fostering

Location:

Gateshead Locality:
North England Contract type:
Permanent

Hours:

37 Closing Date: 9 June 2026 Interview Date: TBC Join Barnardo's North England Fostering Service as a Supervising Social Worker Barnardo's is one of the UK's leading children's charities, and our North England Fostering Service has recently been rated Good' by Ofsted . We are committed to providing safe, nurturing, and supportive homes for children and young people. We are now looking for a passionate and skilled Supervising Social Worker to join our committed team.

Our North England service covers Yorkshire, Humber, and the North East of England. This role will mainly cover the North East, with expectations of traveling to North Yorkshire on occasions . About the Role This exciting opportunity has arisen following an internal promotion. As a Supervising Social Worker , you will play a vital role in supporting foster carers to deliver high-quality care.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing a protected caseload with access to innovative social work training Supervising, supporting, and developing foster carers Undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers Contributing to the matching process and foster home stability Working collaboratively with children, families, carers and professionals Maintaining accurate and timely records in line with regulatory standards Delivering training to foster carers Following Induction period participating in the out-of-hours rota (with additional payment) What We're Looking For We're seeking an individual who is: A qualified Social Worker (DipSW, CQSW or equivalent) Registered with Social Work England Experienced in fostering or children's social care Skilled in building strong, supportive relationships Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children Why Join Barnardo's?

A supportive and inclusive working environment Access to high-quality training and development , including DDP and trauma-informed approaches Generous annual leave and pension scheme Opportunities to develop your career within a well-respected national charity Additional Information A recognised Social Work qualification and SWE registration are essential Experience in Family Placement, Child Protection, or Looked After Children services is required A full UK driving licence , access to a car, and business-use insurance are essential due to the nature of the role Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.

We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's? values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?

Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.

More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace

Offer:

What it means for you Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any…