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Supervising Social Worker
Job Posted: 9 hours ago
Salary: £ 39,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Join an Outstanding Fostering Team as a Supervising Social Worker!
Are you a Qualified Supervising Social Worker looking for a rewarding, permanent role with a truly supportive agency? This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing, "family-feel" team in the Midlands, dedicated to providing exceptional support to foster carers and achieving outstanding outcomes for children.
This agency prides itself on building strong, long-term relationships with its foster carers, reflected in its stellar reputation and growth. They are on a journey to outstanding, and you'll play a vital role in helping them achieve this vision.
What makes this opportunity stand out?
Manageable Caseloads: Focus on quality, not quantity! You'll manage a maximum of 10 fostering households, ensuring you have the time to provide comprehensive, high-quality support.
Supportive "Family-Feel" Culture: Work in an environment that prioritises solutions, kindness, and collaboration. Your personality and values will genuinely contribute to this positive atmosphere.
Meaningful Impact: You'll ensure foster carers are "Ofsted-ready" and help gather evidence to demonstrate the positive outcomes for children, directly contributing to their well-being.
Expanding Team: This vacancy is due to regional growth, meaning you'll be joining a dynamic and expanding team within the Midlands.
Your Role & Responsibilities:
Based in the Midlands with a regional office in Walsall, you'll inherit a caseload of 9-10 fostering households (expected to rise by mid-August), with 5 based around the Derby area. Ideally, you'll be located in North Birmingham/South Staffordshire (Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Burton, Derby).
This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week, 9-5), hybrid role. While primarily home-based, you'll be expected to work from the regional office 1-2 days per week for supervisions, training, and meetings. You'll also participate in an Out of Hours (OOH) on-call rota (1:6 weeks).
What You'll Bring:
Qualified Social Worker status.
A minimum of 3 years of experience in similar roles (Supervising Social Worker).
A personality and values that reflect a supportive, kind, and solutions-focused approach.
Desirable: Experience undertaking Form F Assessments and/or working in the independent fostering sector.
What's On Offer?
Competitive Salary: £40,000 per annum
Performance-Related Pay (PRP) after probation (based on regional growth).
£150 per week for Out of Hours pay.
Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus 8 bank holidays (increasing to 32+8 with length of service).
Comprehensive Training Programme.
Discretionary sick pay.
Annual pay increase / fair pay policy.
Hybrid working model.
0.45p per mile mileage.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Cycle scheme / Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice).
Star Awards Scheme.
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