Fostering Social Worker - Devon Council (Exeter)

Fostering - Social Worker

Pay rate - £36 Umbrella

Devon Council 

Fostering, Supervision & Support – Exeter & East Devon
1 x Supervising Social Worker,  37 hours per week

We are seeking experienced Supervising Social Worker for our Exeter & East Devon team.   The service is responsible for the support, advice, and supervision of foster carers to ensure safe and thriving placements, undertaken with appropriate regard to National Minimum Standards for Fostering, Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011, and any other relevant legislation.

You will participate in unannounced visits, annual reviews, and quality assurance.  You will assist in the delivery of training to prospective and existing foster carers.

You will champion high standards of professional social work practice and have sound knowledge in fostering regulations and legal options available to children to be cared for by persons within their network.

Skills & Experience
-    A social work qualification and registration with Social Work England 
-    Satisfactory completion your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
-    Robust post qualifying social work experience within children and families
-    Exceptional communication and relationship skills
-    A sound knowledge of fostering regulations and legislation.
-    Experience of working within Fostering and/or demonstration of transferrable skills from another current or previous role.
-    Exceptional time-management, recording and planning skills
-    A willingness to work across the whole of the South Fostering area.

Social Workers need to be available to cover their allocations and visit children as necessary to meet service needs.  There may be occasions when home-working will be permitted which can be discussed at interview. 

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Provides free training sessions (Contributes CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 🎂
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.