This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive, child-focused team covering South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire, providing high-quality support to foster carers and helping achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
The role offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, combining home-based working, visits to foster carers across the region, and attendance at team meetings and service activities from our Chesterfield office.
About Five Rivers
At Five Rivers, we are committed to delivering trauma-informed care and creating positive futures for children and young people. Our fostering services are supported by a multidisciplinary team including social workers, therapists, psychologists, fostering support workers, and business support staff, ensuring that foster families receive the highest level of support.
We pride ourselves on maintaining manageable caseloads, encouraging professional development, and creating a culture where staff feel valued and supported.
The Role
As a Supervising Social Worker, you will:
- Provide supervision, guidance, and support to foster carers.
- Develop positive relationships that empower foster families to meet the needs of children and young people.
- Undertake foster carer assessments, reviews, and monitoring visits.
- Contribute to foster carer recruitment and assessment activity, including Form F Assessments.
- Participate in foster carer training and support groups.
- Ensure safeguarding standards and regulatory requirements are met.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external professionals to achieve positive outcomes for children.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social worker looking to develop their career within an established and supportive fostering service.
What We're Looking For
Essential requirements:
- Social Work qualification (Degree, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Experience working within fostering, children's services, or a related field.
- Experience of undertaking assessments and supporting families.
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Access to a vehicle for business use.
- Right to work in the UK.
Why Join Five Rivers?
- Professional supervision from an experienced manager.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Hybrid working arrangement.
- Competitive salary of £33,755 - £39,547.
- Car allowance and mileage expenses.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Blue Light Card membership.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Pension scheme.
- Simply Health membership.
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
- Enhanced family-friendly benefits.
Hours
37 hours per week
- Monday to Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be based within our Midlands Region service, covering South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire.
Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.
Supervising Social Worker - Midlands Region in Chesterfield employer: Five Rivers Child Care
Five Rivers Child Care is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people. Located in Bromsgrove, our inclusive work culture fosters collaboration and diversity, providing Independent Panel Members with the opportunity to contribute to vital decisions that shape futures. We offer competitive remuneration for panel participation, alongside a commitment to employee growth and development within the fostering sector.
