Fostering Social Worker | Buckinghamshire
Caritas Recruitment
Caritas Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join Buckinghamshire's Fostering Service.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive fostering team, providing guidance, supervision and support to foster carers while helping to achieve the best possible outcomes for children in care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide supervision, support and development to foster carers.
- Undertake annual reviews, risk assessments and fostering-related visits.
- Support carers to meet the needs of children and young people in placement.
- Work collaboratively with children's social workers and partner agencies.
- Contribute to foster carer recruitment, training and retention activities.
- Ensure safeguarding concerns are appropriately managed and addressed.
Requirements:
- Social Work England Registration.
- Experience within Fostering, Children's Safeguarding or Looked After Children's Services.
- Knowledge of fostering regulations, standards and legislation.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
What's on Offer:
- Pay rate up to £38 per hour.
- Supportive fostering service and management team.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Opportunity to make a lasting impact on foster families and children.
Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.