Supervising Social Worker, Family Placement Fostering Team

Supervising Social Worker/Senior Social Worker: Family Placement Team

We have a fantastic opportunity for a full time Supervising Social Worker to join our Family Placement Team.

This busy team is very experienced, highly supportive, friendly and enthusiastic about what they do.  They work hard but also find time to celebrate achievements and good practice. The Support and Development Team work closely and cooperatively with colleagues within the Family Placement Team, with social workers and managers from other Children’s Services, and with the Joint Legal Team. The work is interesting, often complex and challenging but is crucial to achieving placement stability and permanence.

 Main accountabilities of the role:

• Supervision and Support of Foster Carers
• Annual Reviews presented to Fostering Panel
• Running monthly support groups
• Supporting complex placements
• Identify and training Foster Carers
• Contribute to strong matching and completing long term matching
• Out of Hours Supervising Social Worker on a rota basis
• Taking part in the Family Placement Team (FPT) duty system, supporting colleagues and contributing to service delivery and development.
• Attending meetings and contributing to care planning decisions
• Offer a high challenge, high support approach to Foster Carers

 You must have good planning and organisational skills and be able to manage competing demands. 

 The ideal candidate will:

• Be Social Work qualified and SWE registered.
• Have experience of completing assessments and good report writing skills.
• Understand the statutory duties and responsibilities of Children’s Services in this area of practice.
• Be committed to extending your knowledge, skills and experience through learning and development and working closely with others.

What we can offer you:

• Salary: (Grade NL39 – NL40): £51,710 - £52,764 per annum (inc £3k Market Supplement)
• Annual Leave: 30 days, rising to 35 days with 5 years continuous service
• Local Government Pension
• Local and National Discounts
• Continuous Professional Development
• Supportive Management

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: either Holli Blackburn, Team Manager (Family Placement Fostering Team) holli.blackburn@wokingham.gov.uk

Or Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist, Children’s Social Care) alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk

Closing date: 1^st December 2024

Interviews: 10^th December, in person, at our Wokingham offices.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

WBC is an equal opportunities employer.