Senior/Supervising Social Worker in Hamilton

Foster Care Associates Scotland (FCAS) is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people through high-quality fostering support and care. We are part of one of the UK's largest and most respected fostering organisations, giving our teams access to exceptional resources, specialist expertise and sector-leading support.

At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to children, young people and the foster carers who support them across Scotland. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential, feel valued and thrive within their community. Over the past 23 years, we have supported and cared for more than 2,000 children and young people, helping to create brighter futures and lasting positive outcomes.

We are also proud to have made a pledge to The Promise Scotland, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to ensuring that care-experienced children and young people grow up loved, safe and respected, with opportunities to reach their full potential.

Our passion, dedication and high standards have been recognised by Care Inspectorate, who graded our service as "Very Good". This reflects the commitment, professionalism and compassion of our entire team and reinforces our reputation as an organisation where both children and colleagues are supported to succeed.

Duties Will Include:

• Support foster carers and their families to provide safe, nurturing, trauma-informed care that helps children and young people feel secure, valued and able to achieve positive outcomes.
• Build trusting and supportive relationships with foster carers, promoting reflective practice and helping them develop the skills, confidence and resilience required to meet the individual needs of children and young people.
• Support and monitor the ongoing suitability, wellbeing and development of foster carers to ensure children experience stable, caring and emotionally attuned home environments that promote recovery, growth and learning.
• Ensure foster carers have a clear understanding of the fostering role, trauma-informed parenting approaches, and the standards, policies and procedures expected within FCA Scotland.
• Provide regular supervision and supportive professional guidance to allocated foster carers in line with FCA Scotland Operational Standards.
• Work collaboratively within a team parenting and multi-agency approach to identify and respond to the holistic needs of children, young people and foster families.
• Ensure children, young people and foster carers are supported to maintain all key documentation and plans.
• Attend meetings and contribute written reports for commissioning teams and professional networks.
• Promote the voice, participation and rights of children and young people.
• Participate in an out-of-hours support service on a rota basis.
• Participate in the daytime duty system on a rota basis.

You Must Have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work registration with SSSC.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, analytical and high-quality reports.
• A sound working knowledge of relevant childcare legislation, safeguarding responsibilities and child protection procedures.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, relationship-based practice when supporting children, young people and foster families.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel as part of the role.
• The confidence, resilience and emotional awareness to safely support and transport children and young people.
• A full UK driving licence.

For more information about this post please contact Michelle Trevis Smith, Fostering Service Manager, on 0141 646 1400. To be considered, please apply and we will be in touch. No agencies please.

Foster Care Associates Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer by the Jobcentre Plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a PVG check at enhanced level if successful for the position.