Supervising Social Worker

Supervising Social Worker - Chatham, Kent Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 (40 hours per week) The Company Our client is an established Independent Fostering Agency, operating across the south of England. They provide a number of different services including mainstream fostering for children aged 0-18, Parent and Child Placements, and also have a Specialist Fostering Service providing more intensive therapeutic foster placements to children and young people. The Role Do you want to work for a Foster Care Agency who care about you and your learning and development? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for a Foster Care Agency who have been four times consecutively rated as 'Outstanding’ by Ofsted? If you answered yes to the above questions; our client is looking for a person just like you. Our client is looking for qualified and experienced Social Workers with the enthusiasm, independence and skill to join the team managing a caseload of up to 10 carers. You will work within a dedicated team to improve the outcome and lives of looked after children. You will work closely with the Foster Carers, Clinical Practitioners and members of the Clinical Team to ensure coordinated implementation of treatment care plans. The company welcomes applications from qualified social workers, both newly qualified and experienced alike. If you are newly qualified and have a positive and can do attitude, we would love to hear from you. Our client has an excellent ASYE programme that you would be enrolled on when you began in post. Equally, if you are an experienced social worker looking to take on a new challenge in an Ofsted Outstanding agency, we would love to hear from you. Role Responsibilities: Being involved in the recruitment campaign for the programme foster carers. The recruitment, assessment and approval of foster carers. Training foster carers in both Skills to Foster and the Blue Sky Therapeutic Led Care (TLC) Programme Supporting foster carers in the delivery of the Blue Sky TLC Programme and mainstream support services. Supervising foster carers in accordance with Fostering Regulations. Guide and support foster carers in understanding the developmental trauma needs of children, and how carers need to respond and care for the children who will present with challenging behaviours. Working closely with the Foster Carers, Clinical Practitioner and members of the clinical team to ensure co-ordinated implementation of treatment care plans. Undertaking parenting assessments for parent and child placements. In return for your service not only will you be working for an employer that really cares but you will also receive the following fantastic benefits: 28 days holiday in your first year (bank holiday days are extra) Long Service day awarded after every 3 years (up to 12 years) Birthday day off Good Health days (if you have no sickness within a 6 month period you get a free day off) Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Scheme Healthcare scheme Foster talk Death in Service OOH Allowance (will also be part of the OOH rota) Essential Skills & Requirements Dipsw, Social Work England registered Minimum of 3 years’ experience in similar role preferred Full driving licence Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us. Additional Resources are an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business es Regulations 2003.