Foster Care Associates (The FCA)
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Role: Senior / Supervising Social Worker
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £40,081.10 per annum FTE, depending on experience
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
Base Location: Ivybridge
Covering Area: South West – Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding, 2026
Benefits
- £2,000 car allowance
- 30 days' annual leave, rising to 35 days with length of service
- Bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan
- All benefits will be pro-rated
Help transform the lives of children and young people across Cornwall and Plymouth.
Join Foster Care Associates, one of the UK's leading independent fostering agencies and part of the Polaris Community. With an Outstanding Ofsted rating and a strong reputation for supporting both children and staff, we're looking for a passionate, highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior / Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly and highly supportive South West team.
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 largest communities of children's services 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 ...
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