Outside IR35 | Accommodation Allowance | £46.50 P/H | Channel Islands | Fostering & Adoption
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Location: Channel Islands
Contract: Temporary Agency Contract – minimum 3 months, with potential extension
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: £46.50 per hour – Outside IR35
Start: Immediate start available
Make a real difference for children and families
We are recruiting an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join a dedicated Fostering & Adoption service in the Channel Islands. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled practitioner to support foster carers, promote high-quality care, and help ensure children and young people receive safe, stable and nurturing homes.
You will be part of a supportive team, working closely with foster carers, children, families and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for children in care.
Key responsibilities
As Supervising Social Worker, you will:
Provide regular supervision, advice and professional support to a caseload of foster carers.
Assess prospective and existing foster carers in line with fostering regulations, standards and best practice.
Complete fostering assessments, annual reviews and support plans.
Support the recruitment, preparation, training and ongoing development of foster carers.
Work collaboratively with children, young people, families, foster carers and multi-agency professionals.
Monitor and review care plans, identifying strengths, risks and additional support needs.
Ensure the wishes and feelings of children and young people are central to practice.
Maintain robust safeguarding practice and compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and local policy. Identify, assess and manage risk effectively.
Contribute to fostering reviews, care planning, quality assurance and service improvement activity.
Produce accurate, timely and high-quality assessments, reports and case records.
Manage competing priorities while meeting statutory timescales.
Essential requirements
To be considered, you must have:
A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
At least 5 years' post-qualifying experience in Children's Social Care.
Significant experience within a Fostering and Adoption service, including experience as a Supervising Social Worker. xgikmsk
Demonstrable experience supervising, supporting and assessing foster carers.
Experience completing foster...
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