Supervising social worker - united kingdom, chesterfield inlet
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a supervising social worker to join a leading social enterprise who has been “turning children’s lives around” since 1989. the supervising social worker will be based in the chesterfield office as part of their midlands & north region rated good by ofsted. the service essentially covers leicestershire, derbyshire, south yorkshire, staffordshire, nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas in line with the organisation’s growth and development strategy. working as a supervising social worker has many benefits arising from its commitment as a social enterprise to invest heavily in the services it provides to foster carers, children, and members of the staff team. a significant benefit for the person appointed to this post is that they will have a manageable case load and the support and resources to engage positively with foster carers and children. the organisation works from a trauma informed (atic) model with integration across it’s fostering, residential, clinical and education services to achieve the best possible outcomes for young people. the supervising social worker will be joining a fast developing service with an impressive carer recruitment pipeline. doncaster is one of four offices that form part of the midlands and north region. you will be responsible for: direct support of foster carers within a realistic caseload which enables a high level of supervision, monitoring and intervention working within a trauma informed practice model which is continually evolving in line with research and practice developments assist in undertaking initial visits to prospective foster carers and join carer recruitment activities complete form f assessments be part of the children and young people participations strategy and events work in collaboration with all colleagues and managers to achieve a high standard of service to foster carers and young people whilst meeting all ofsted requirements taking part in the out of hours support to foster carers on a rota basis as the supervising social worker you will receive: formal induction and training in the paperless electronic recording and management system (charms) access to the asye programme for newly qualified social workers professional social work supervision provided by a manager peer and group clinical supervision provided by a qualified psychologist/clinician opportunities to integrate with the clinical, education and residential service provision competitive annual leave allowance career progression opportunities market related salary plus on call allowance car allowance pension scheme and access to employee assistance program perkbox discount scheme membership simply health membership you will have: the desire to be a team player who wants to achieve best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carers experience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people in social care a formal social work qualification to be registered as a social worker with social work england a valid driving license the right to work in the uk the organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and dbs check. the organisation is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. the organisation is an investor in people and equal opportunities employer. how to apply application process: candidates will be required to complete an application form, which we will send out in a separate email. please keep an eye out for our email. job ref: awdo-p7971 full-time, permanent support worker jobs, support worker careers and support worker vacancies. find a new job and work in chesterfield, derbyshire, east midlands. multi-job board advertising and cv sourcing recruitment services provided by awd online. awd online specialise in sourcing candidates and advertising vacancies on multiple job boards for companies on a non-commission basis. awd online operates as an employment agency. awd online | http://www.awdo.co.uk
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