Supervising Social Worker - Southampton

Location Southampton
Job type Permanent
Salary £26000.00 - £32000.00 per annum
Reference HQ00099545_1574080133

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Supervising Social Worker to work full-time in Southampton, within the Fostering Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £26,000 - £32,000 per annum.

Duties of the Social Worker:

  • To manage a caseload of up to 10 carers (FTE), and work within a dedicated team to improve the outcomes and lives of looked after children
  • 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
  • Deliver supervision, support and development opportunities to a target number of Foster Carers across the region within the agency's established framework and required standard
  • Undertake the necessary placement management, planning and intervention to achieve and maintain an 80% occupancy rate across the Foster Carer Team
  • Ensure that children's care and development needs are met within placements; as identified within the Therapeutic Treatment Plan
  • To work with the Assistant Director in ensuring that recruitment of foster carers meets the needs of the fostering service
  • To implement and evaluate a recruitment campaign for the TLC and mainstream Service
  • To interview and assess suitable foster carers for the service including completion of relevant reports

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Neil Clements; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.