Social Worker Fostering

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic, and dedicated supervising social worker. The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting foster carers and ensuring the best outcomes for children, while also bringing a wealth of knowledge and dedication to the role.

You will receive support from a permanent Team Manager with regular supervision, numerous training opportunities and a commitment to your ongoing professional development. My Home Fostering Service consists of three teams:

• Team 1: Recruitment and assessment team, which has recently launched the Mockingbird project.
• Team 2: Support and supervision team.
• Team 3: Connected carers team, also known as kinship care work with friends and family.

Each team works well together to cover the full service. The successful applicant will be working on Team 2.

You will be expected to have knowledge of Fostering Regulations/National Minimum Standards. You will have a caseload of foster carers whom you will support, supervise, and guide, ensuring they provide high-quality care for the children in their homes. This will involve regular visits, assessments, and providing ongoing training and advice to foster carers, while working closely with the wider team to ensure the best outcomes for the children in placement. The post holder will also be expected to complete fostering duty alongside all other social workers in the service.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. We do offer flexible working patterns in line with service requirements. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver consider our care experienced young people, promote their life chances, empower them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champion their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises, values, and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities, and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore, we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans), and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

For an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Julie Rodgers on 0161 253 6666.