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Qualified Social Worker - Supervising Social Worker

United Kingdom, Portsmouth Employment contract 39151.00 - 47181.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted July 04, 2026
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We are looking for a passionate and committed Social Worker to join our Fostering Service, supporting and supervising our approved foster carers. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly regarded fostering service that is committed to delivering excellent outcomes for children and young people. Rated Good by Ofsted, our service continues to grow, offering innovative support to carers through initiatives such as the Mockingbird Model of Care, mentoring programmes, support groups, training pathways and therapeutic approaches

Job Responsibility

  • Manage and support a caseload of foster carers
  • Provide supervision, guidance and ongoing support to foster carers
  • Promote trauma-informed and therapeutic parenting approaches
  • Work collaboratively as part of the wider team around the child
  • Support foster carers to develop positive relationships with children and their families
  • Ensure fostering standards, safeguarding responsibilities and statutory requirements are consistently met
  • Deliver training, facilitate support groups and create development opportunities
  • Contribute to service development projects and fostering initiatives
  • Participate in the foster carer support duty system and the out-of-hours support rota
  • Become involved in the recruitment and assessment of prospective foster carers
  • Undertake kinship fostering work
  • Drive continuous service improvement

Requirements

  • Are qualified Social Workers registered with Social Work England
  • Have post-qualifying experience in children's services, particularly with children in care and/or foster carers
  • Understand trauma-informed practice and therapeutic parenting approaches
  • Possess strong assessment, analytical and risk management skills
  • Can build effective relationships with carers, children, families and partner agencies
  • Are confident producing clear, high-quality reports and records
  • Have excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Can manage competing priorities and work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people

What we offer

  • Supportive and experienced fostering team
  • Strong culture of restorative practice
  • Innovative approaches including an established Mockingbird community
  • Extensive learning and development opportunities
  • Close partnership working across children's services
  • Opportunities to contribute to service development and improvement
  • Hybrid Working - at least 2 working days in office
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