The Fostering Connected Persons Team at Conwy County Borough Council is recruiting a full-time Supervising Social Worker following a retirement. The role centres on reflective supervision, annual reviews, assessments and learning for Connected Persons Foster Carers, who look after children unable to live with their birth parents. The post is hybrid, sits alongside the General Fostering Team for duty and recruitment work, and involves regular travel to carers' homes, sometimes remote, at short notice. The team works in a bilingual area, so Welsh and English are central to the post.
What the job involves
- Provide reflective supervision to Connected Persons Foster Carers
- Carry out Annual Reviews with carers
- Complete assessments of Connected Persons Foster Carers
- Deliver learning and development opportunities for carers
- Work collaboratively with carers, Children and Families and other professionals around the child
- Undertake Duty work alongside the General Fostering Team
- Take part in recruitment and retention activities
- Attend team meetings and development days
- Travel regularly to carers' homes, including remote locations, at short notice
What’s required
Experience
- Track record of working collaboratively with carers, families and professionals
Skills & knowledge
- Organised and able to prioritise work to meet timescales
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to communicate in Welsh and English (stated as essential; the Welsh section calls Welsh desirable)
Checks & eligibility
- Qualifications and references will be verified
Other
- Ability to travel regularly to carers' homes, often remote and at short notice
Nice to have
- Ability to communicate in Welsh
What’s offered
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounts and cashback at local high street shops
- Optional health cash plan covering dental, glasses and therapy
- Free 24-hour employee assistance programme
- Flexible working, including adjusting the working day and hybrid working
- Robust induction, regular reflective supervision, training and mentoring
- Free Welsh classes at all levels, in person and online
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
