At a Glance
- Tasks: Support foster families and children, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Company: Skylark Fostering, a passionate agency transforming lives of vulnerable children.
- Benefits: 25 days leave, professional development, pension contributions, and discounts.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusion and support for all.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while growing your social work skills.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Supervising Social Worker and Social Work England registration.
The predicted salary is between 33000 - 39000 £ per year.
Salary: £33,000 to £39,000 per annum.
Location: Lincoln Office Hybrid - with regular travel to support foster carers in Lincolnshire.
Contract/Hours: Permanent - Full Time - 37 hours per week.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, professional qualifications, excellent training and development opportunities, employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands and Blue Light card eligibility.
Who is Skylark Fostering?
Tim Clayton and Trish Kelly bring nearly 60 years of social work experience to Skylark Fostering, supported by a robust professional partnership and deep expertise. Their mutual trust and effective collaboration will be the foundation of Skylark's leadership. Driven by a passion for transforming the lives of vulnerable children, they will strive to guide Skylark with wisdom and compassion.
Why Skylark Fostering?
Our sincere ambition is to establish the most innovative, ambitious, and genuinely supportive fostering agency in the UK. We will achieve this by actively listening to our foster carers and fostered children and through this partnership, develop services and supports that align with their priorities, and to be an agency that truly works for them.
Our goal is for all fostered children and young people to feel a sense of belonging, safety, and to be on a path toward a happy and fulfilling life. Whilst your role will be primarily to support foster children and foster families, you'll be able to learn about all the aspects (and challenges!) that come with establishing an outstanding Independent Fostering Agency. You will support around 8-10 foster families, with an agency target of 8 foster families maximum, enabling you to have that precious commodity time to provide the best possible support.
So, if you believe you are an outstanding Fostering Social Worker and feel this is the challenge for you, please get in touch.
- Contributing to the recruitment and selection of new foster families to the Agency.
- Providing professional supervision and developmental support, including advice and guidance to fostering families and working with other professionals where appropriate.
- Supporting fostering families to look after children and young people who have experienced trauma.
- Undertake fostering reviews, providing high quality, analytical reports and presenting to Panel where appropriate.
- Ensure all regulatory body requirements are met.
Do you already have experience as a Supervising Social Worker?
- Social Work England Registered.
- The ability to prioritise and manage your work to deadlines complying with regulatory requirements.
- Have a genuine enjoyment about working directly with children and young people, both individually and in groups.
- Strong ethos of keeping the child at the centre.
- Be able to use IT effectively including participating in virtual meetings and webinars.
- Access to a suitable means of transport to undertake the duties of the role, as travelling across the area is essential.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
Skylark Fostering is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.
Locations
Social Work Team Manager - Children and Young People's Services in Grantham, Lincolnshire employer: Skylark fostering
Skylark Fostering is an exceptional employer dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children and young people. With a strong focus on professional development, employees benefit from extensive training opportunities, a supportive work culture, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Located in Lincoln, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while ensuring that you can provide meaningful support to foster families across the region.
