Locum – Supervising Social Worker
Our company is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled locum Supervising Social Worker to cover a minimum 4 month period. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for managing a caseload across North Wales.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality services to children and young people
Support foster parents in delivering quality care
Manage a small caseload and provide guidance and support when necessary
Participate in an out-of-hours on-call service to provide wrap-around support to foster carers
Contribute to the growth and development of the Fostering service
Requirements
Hold a relevant professional qualification in Social Work
Be a registered social worker in Wales or open to being registered (fee covered by the company)
Have experience in fostering related social work role and/or child social care, such as a looked after children’s team
Have a good knowledge of fostering regulations, childcare law, and safeguarding issues
Be able to make objective professional assessments of children and young people
Have access to a car and a valid driving licence
Desirable Skills
Speak Welsh, though not essential
Benefits
Career Development – This company offers many career paths, recognising hard work & supporting you into senior roles
Competitive Salary – using structured pay grades based on your training and experience
Car Allowance – £100 p/m car allowance to allow you to work flexibly from different locations
Wellbeing – Access to therapeutic wellbeing sessions with our Therapeutic Services team
Bonuses – receive £200 service award on your two-year anniversary, plus up to £500 special recognition service for outstanding practice
Discounts & Awards – Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Perkbox, as well as the chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards
Life Assurance Scheme – 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review
Increased Holiday – 25 days increasing gradually to 28 hours after 4 years’ service. We also offer staff an additional “wellbeing day” and their birthday off!
About the Company
This company is a progressive child-centred service, providing fostering, residential, educational, and therapeutic services for the young people in their care. They offer good and outstanding services in many regions over England and Wales, championing their staff and teams who help them towards these outcomes.
This company is a values-based children’s service, meaning that everything they do is underpinned by their REACH approach. It stands for Resilience, Education, Acceptance, Child-centred and Holistic; it’s a framework based on resilience theory, attachment theory and aspects of social pedagogy. They believe that this helps them to provide bespoke, consistent therapeutic care for each child, whilst supporting their staff and foster carers to ensure every young person has the best possible future.
How to Apply
If you wish to apply for this role please contact me by telephone or email and I will be happy to chat through the process:
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