Supervising Social Worker
| Posting date: | 19 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,000 to £40,000 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2025 |
| Location: | Hartlepool, County Durham |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | changingfuturesne |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Changing Futures Fostering is growing, and we want you to join our small close knit team, It’s a small team where you will be able make a big difference, and have your efforts really appreciated. We were delighted to be awarded a Good rating in our last Ofsted inspection, and we have ambition to be Outstanding.
We know that Social Work can be a really tough job and we try to make our staff feel valued, listened to and given opportunity to develop and grow. We know that’s what people need and deserve, and helps them give excellent support to foster parents and the children in their care.
You’ll:
• be keen to train in and model our therapeutic model of care, and support foster parents to apply the skills and knowledge they learn in their day to day practice
• have a suitable Social Work qualification
• be registered with Social Work England
• be happy to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check completed for the role
What are you waiting for? Join an agency that cares about children, and cares about you. Give Sarah Richardson a call on 01429 891444 for an informal chat or fill in a brief first stage application form at https://form.jotform.com/233374130372348.
When you join our team in this role, you will;
1) Supervise and support a caseload of Foster Parents in line with the agency standards.
2) Adhere to the therapeutic model of support ‘Changing Futures Through Fostering’.
3) Provide high quality reports in relation to children placed and foster parents.
4) Work effectively with placing authorities and other professional services to ensure a child's care plan is followed through.
5) Undertake annual foster parent reviews and present them to the Agency's fostering panel in accordance with policies and procedures.
6) Provide day to day support to foster parents on a duty system.
7) Fully participate in the matching process for potential placements.
8) Practice in line with the Changing Futures Through Fostering therapeutic programme and train and coach and supervise others to apply it.
9) Complete Fostering Assessments where viable within caseload.
10) Support and as needed lead delivery of training and support groups to approved foster parents.
11) Participate in the out of hour's duty rota.
12) Provide support in collating evidence with your foster parents in order to complete the Training Standards Development portfolio including running workshops.
13) Ensure all foster parents that you are responsible for are appropriately trained and have up to date training plans.
14) Keep and maintain appropriate records of all work undertaken. This includes recording on Charms, ensuring all correspondence between yourself and professionals are recorded efficiently and to a high standard.
15) Be an excellent advocate for children.
16) Be an excellent time manager and be flexible in your working hours to meet the needs of the agency.
17) Attend supervision and any agency meetings.
18) To be active member of the Changing Futures Fostering Panel
19) Ensure the safeguarding of children and young people is paramount in your everyday practice reporting any concerns efficiently to your line manager or a senior manager.
20) Be responsible for your own professional development.
21) Work consistently within fostering and childcare legislation and have a clear understanding of GDPR.
22) Be involved in marketing and promotions as appropriate to support the effective recruitment of foster parents.
Working with your Manager(s)
23) Work with your Manager(s) to achieve best outcomes for children and young people and to ensure that they receive appropriate advice and information on all relevant matters thus enabling them to fulfill their responsibilities.
Other Duties
24) Work to CFF policies and procedures and to implement said policies and procedures, ensuring they are also adhered to by foster parents and colleagues.
25) To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time your Line Manager
26) Support wider CFNE (parent charity) programmes as needed
It may be necessary to change these duties in accordance with the needs of the job and the project. Existing duties may be changed, and new duties may be added. Any changes would be made in consultation with you.
We know that Social Work can be a really tough job and we try to make our staff feel valued, listened to and given opportunity to develop and grow. We know that’s what people need and deserve, and helps them give excellent support to foster parents and the children in their care.
You’ll:
• be keen to train in and model our therapeutic model of care, and support foster parents to apply the skills and knowledge they learn in their day to day practice
• have a suitable Social Work qualification
• be registered with Social Work England
• be happy to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check completed for the role
What are you waiting for? Join an agency that cares about children, and cares about you. Give Sarah Richardson a call on 01429 891444 for an informal chat or fill in a brief first stage application form at https://form.jotform.com/233374130372348.
When you join our team in this role, you will;
1) Supervise and support a caseload of Foster Parents in line with the agency standards.
2) Adhere to the therapeutic model of support ‘Changing Futures Through Fostering’.
3) Provide high quality reports in relation to children placed and foster parents.
4) Work effectively with placing authorities and other professional services to ensure a child's care plan is followed through.
5) Undertake annual foster parent reviews and present them to the Agency's fostering panel in accordance with policies and procedures.
6) Provide day to day support to foster parents on a duty system.
7) Fully participate in the matching process for potential placements.
8) Practice in line with the Changing Futures Through Fostering therapeutic programme and train and coach and supervise others to apply it.
9) Complete Fostering Assessments where viable within caseload.
10) Support and as needed lead delivery of training and support groups to approved foster parents.
11) Participate in the out of hour's duty rota.
12) Provide support in collating evidence with your foster parents in order to complete the Training Standards Development portfolio including running workshops.
13) Ensure all foster parents that you are responsible for are appropriately trained and have up to date training plans.
14) Keep and maintain appropriate records of all work undertaken. This includes recording on Charms, ensuring all correspondence between yourself and professionals are recorded efficiently and to a high standard.
15) Be an excellent advocate for children.
16) Be an excellent time manager and be flexible in your working hours to meet the needs of the agency.
17) Attend supervision and any agency meetings.
18) To be active member of the Changing Futures Fostering Panel
19) Ensure the safeguarding of children and young people is paramount in your everyday practice reporting any concerns efficiently to your line manager or a senior manager.
20) Be responsible for your own professional development.
21) Work consistently within fostering and childcare legislation and have a clear understanding of GDPR.
22) Be involved in marketing and promotions as appropriate to support the effective recruitment of foster parents.
Working with your Manager(s)
23) Work with your Manager(s) to achieve best outcomes for children and young people and to ensure that they receive appropriate advice and information on all relevant matters thus enabling them to fulfill their responsibilities.
Other Duties
24) Work to CFF policies and procedures and to implement said policies and procedures, ensuring they are also adhered to by foster parents and colleagues.
25) To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time your Line Manager
26) Support wider CFNE (parent charity) programmes as needed
It may be necessary to change these duties in accordance with the needs of the job and the project. Existing duties may be changed, and new duties may be added. Any changes would be made in consultation with you.