Fostering Supervising Social Worker - Leicester City Council
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- England,East Midlands,Leicestershire
- Full Time, Temporary
- £36 - £38 per hour
Job Description:
Our client, Leicester City Council, is seeking an agency Social Worker for its Fostering service.
This is a Supervising Social Work role, lasting 3 months initially and paid at £36 - £38 per hour.
The role will involve the following:
*Supervising mainstream and kinship carers
*Regular face to face home visits to fostering households
*Building trusting relationships with foster carers to enable constructive challenge, reflective conversations and to increase their confidence to seek support, guidance and advice.
*Supporting carers to access training and learning and to continue the development of their skills and knowledge.
*Carry-out assessments around child-centred matching and liaison with the Child in Need and/or Looked After Children’s Teams.
*Attendance at meetings in respect of the child – LAC Review, PEP, etc.
*Recording of work undertaken including analysis – using a Signs of Safety, strengths-based approach.
*Report writing and presentation of information at a variety of forums – Annual Reviews, Panel, Court.
*Participation in Team and Service Development and sharing ideas, experience and knowledge with others.
*Maximum caseload is 22, but average is currently 18
*Hybrid working does have the requirement of attending some face-to-face meetings at Halford House and other City venues - the more mandatory meetings are approx. once a fortnight as a guide. Hybrid working using office base in City centre, local venues such as Children’s Centres and home-based working.
*Full-time role
Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £250 if placed?
Requirements of the role:
*Qualified Social Worker
*Fully Social Work England registered
*3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
*Must have Fostering experience and an understanding of the role of SSW
*Experience of working with Looked After Children who have experienced trauma, loss and abuse.
Please apply online or contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.
Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.
This is a Supervising Social Work role, lasting 3 months initially and paid at £36 - £38 per hour.
The role will involve the following:
*Supervising mainstream and kinship carers
*Regular face to face home visits to fostering households
*Building trusting relationships with foster carers to enable constructive challenge, reflective conversations and to increase their confidence to seek support, guidance and advice.
*Supporting carers to access training and learning and to continue the development of their skills and knowledge.
*Carry-out assessments around child-centred matching and liaison with the Child in Need and/or Looked After Children’s Teams.
*Attendance at meetings in respect of the child – LAC Review, PEP, etc.
*Recording of work undertaken including analysis – using a Signs of Safety, strengths-based approach.
*Report writing and presentation of information at a variety of forums – Annual Reviews, Panel, Court.
*Participation in Team and Service Development and sharing ideas, experience and knowledge with others.
*Maximum caseload is 22, but average is currently 18
*Hybrid working does have the requirement of attending some face-to-face meetings at Halford House and other City venues - the more mandatory meetings are approx. once a fortnight as a guide. Hybrid working using office base in City centre, local venues such as Children’s Centres and home-based working.
*Full-time role
Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £250 if placed?
Requirements of the role:
*Qualified Social Worker
*Fully Social Work England registered
*3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
*Must have Fostering experience and an understanding of the role of SSW
*Experience of working with Looked After Children who have experienced trauma, loss and abuse.
Please apply online or contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.
Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.
Job number 3551235
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