Foster Care Associates (The FCA)
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Role: Supervising Social Worker
Salary: Up to £32,449.71 per annum – Dependent upon experience
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: No Base - supporting our Foster Parents across Birmingham, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas, with an expectation to travel to the regional office in Bromsgrove on occasions.
Benefits
- Company car or £2,000 Car Allowance
- 30 days' annual leave, rising to 35 days with length of service, plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Company pension
- Free on-site parking
- Employee Discount Scheme
- Medical Cash Plan
ASYE applications welcome!
This is an exciting chance to join FCA Midlands and make a real impact. We're looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic ASYE/Supervising Social Worker to join our inspiring, friendly team and help drive the growth and development of our fostering services across the Midlands. With a Bromsgrove-based office and a flexible hybrid working model, you'll enjoy the freedom to balance office collaboration with working from home.
About Us
Set up by a former Foster Parent and former social worker in 1994, Foster Care Associates (FCA) is an established fostering agency which forms part of the Polaris Community - one of the UK's leading communities of children's service providers.
The business was born out of an enthusiasm for delivering fostering services to make a positive difference to the lives of looked-after children. Our first office was in the Worcestershire countryside, and that's still where our Head Office is today.
We've come a long way since those early days and, over the years, FCA has built a strong reputation for excellence and now offers a wide range of services to children and families. But our purpose remains the same: 'to make a positive and lasting difference for children, families and communities', and it's underpinned by a series of values designed to help us assist children and young people to reach their full potential.
Today, we're one of the country's largest and most experienced independent fostering agencies. xgikmsk But just because we're large doesn't mean we're impersonal. At FCA we're one big family, and we're committed to supporting every single child and Foster Parent, every single minute of the day.
Duties Will Include
- Support Foster Parents and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care
- Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster Parents, ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children and young people
- Ensure that Foster ...
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