Social Worker Partners are currently recruiting for a number of Senior Supervising Social Workers within Bristol on a permanent basis. You will ideally have experience as an frontline social worker within a local authority setting. You must be registered with Social Work England to be considered for this role.
About the Role:
- To provide regular support via telephone and supervisory visits to foster carers including occasional unannounced visits which are all recorded. To ensure that the complaints information is available, and in addition to facilitate monthly support groups when requested.
- To monitor and review the suitability and competence of foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
- Senior Supervising Social Workers maybe asked to undertake Form F assessments of potential foster carers and annual foster carer home reviews and present these to the fostering panel.
- To monitor that children/young people and their families are being provided with foster care services that respond to the assessed needs and that value diversity and promote equality.
- To participate in negotiation between AFC and Local Authorities to ensure that each child or young person placed is carefully matched with a carer capable of meeting their needs.
- To endeavour to obtain all pertinent information including chronologies, CLA documentation and core assessment forms from the Local Authorities or other relevant parties as soon as possible.
- Where practicable Senior Supervising Social Workers to facilitate introductory visits to foster carers and provide introduction information on AFC and carers to children and young people.
- Senior Supervising Social Workers should work to identify and address any gaps in match and provide support as required.
- To facilitate, encourage and support contact as agreed in the care plan.
- To undertake other specialist tasks commensurate with the senior level of the post subject to experience and agency needs.
- To ensure compliance with child protection procedures.
- Ensure that the protection of children and the promotion of their welfare is given absolute priority in all activities and that critical incidents/allegations are recorded, investigated and acted upon appropriately and in keeping with AFC and relevant local authority child protection procedures.
- To ensure the necessary Risk Assessments are done.
- To ensure that children/young people’s opinions and those significant others are sought over all issues which are likely to affect their daily life and their future and are aware of how to raise any concerns or complaints.
- To support foster carers in preparing children and young people for independent or semi-independent living.
- To ensure that carers fully understand the task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedure.
- To take responsibility for your own professional development – supervision, appraisal and training.
- To participate in the recruitment of potential carers and identify and facilitate training needs of foster families.
- To ensure that each carer accepts, understands and operates in all policy and guidance agreed by AFC.
- To ensure that placement agreements and comprehensive case recordings are maintained for children/young people and the foster carers.
- To ensure foster carers utilise respite appropriately and in the child’s/young person’s best interest.
- To undertake direct work and assessment of child/young person and foster carers according to identified needs.
- To work in partnership to help identify any needs within the foster family e.g. respite, activities, therapy, holidays, with all members of the child’s network, including contribution to all relevant meetings and any other tasks defined.
- As a Senior Supervising Social Worker, to supervise staff and students as required.
- To contribute to Team meetings on a regular basis.
- To participate in the “On call” rota as required.
Additional Duties:
- Senior Supervising Social Workers may be asked to sit on a fostering panel.
- The post holder will be expected to undertake training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post.
- All staff are expected to ensure Health and Safety is observed in the course of employment.
- All staff expected to comply with equal opportunities policy and procedure in all employment practices.
- There is a no smoking policy in the work place.
- Attendance at Amicus Social events and camping trip(s)
About Us:
Social Work Partners were established to make a positive difference across the Social Care and Work recruitment market, guided by our principals – Care, Communication and Community. Our team have been specially chosen due to their experience and will work with you to support and develop your career. We understand how busy you are, so we have made sure that all of processes are smooth, and automated to make your registration with us as quick as possible.
Working with Social Work Partners:
- Your own experienced Consultant to support with all areas of your journey with us, from CV reviewing through to interview tips and onboarding in your new role
- Access to the widest variety of social work jobs be it agency, permanent and consultative projects, a number of these exclusively to Social Work Partners
- Reliable weekly payroll
- Support with exclusive CPD, and training opportunities to further your development
- Yearly events for our community
- Dedicated teams to support with timesheets, and compliance
- Substantive referral fees paid*
For more information, please contact us on 0204 525 1470 or email us on [email protected]. Due to our relationships, and frameworks in place we can offer a top tier status nationally which enables us to offer exclusive roles before other agencies may have access to them. We look forward to working with you, and even if this role isn’t for you
*as per our terms and conditions