Social Worker - Fostering Job at Social Value Portal Ltd (Gateshead)

Job Description

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. Our North England service covers Yorkshire, Humber, and the North East of England.

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 (with additional payment)

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
Experience in Family Placement, Child Protection, or Looked After Children services is required
A full UK driving licence, access to a car, and business-use insurance are essential due to the nature of the role

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
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay
together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's
Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

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