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Social Worker - Fostering

United Kingdom, Gateshead 36427.87 - 46147.80 GBP / Year · Job Posted June 03, 2026
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Join Barnardo's North England Fostering Service as a Supervising Social Worker. Barnardo's is one of the UK's leading children's charities, and our North England Fostering Service has recently been rated ‘Good' by Ofsted. We are committed to providing safe, nurturing, and supportive homes for children and young people. We are now looking for a passionate and skilled Supervising Social Worker to join our committed team.

Job Responsibility

  • Managing a protected caseload with access to innovative social work training
  • Supervising, supporting, and developing foster carers
  • Undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers
  • Contributing to the matching process and foster home stability
  • Working collaboratively with children, families, carers and professionals
  • Maintaining accurate and timely records in line with regulatory standards
  • Delivering training to foster carers
  • Following Induction period participating in the out-of-hours rota

Requirements

  • A qualified Social Worker (DipSW, CQSW or equivalent)
  • Registered with Social Work England
  • Experienced in fostering or children's social care
  • Skilled in building strong, supportive relationships
  • Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • A full UK driving licence, access to a car, and business-use insurance are essential
  • Experience in Family Placement, Child Protection, or Looked After Children services is required

What we offer

  • Supportive and inclusive working environment
  • Access to high-quality training and development, including DDP and trauma-informed approaches
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Opportunities to develop your career within a well-respected national charity
  • Hybrid working initiative
  • Annual Leave entitlement 26 days per annum increasing to 27 after 3 years, 29 after 5 years, 30 after 7 years
  • Ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via Buy Your Leave scheme
  • Family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay
  • Service related sick pay from day 1
  • Access to a Group Personal Pension with matched 4% or 6% contribution
  • Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings
  • Cycle2work scheme
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Discounts and cashback from high street shops via Benefit Portal
  • 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
  • Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan
  • Free access to round the clock employee assistance program
  • Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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