Practice Supervisor – Fostering, Supervision And Support

Practice Supervisor – Fostering, Supervision and Support

Grade: M

Salary: From £42,503 up to  £46,539 per annum pro rata

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Part time

Location: Knaresborough Area. Flexible work bases and hybrid working available.

Closing Date: 10th March 2024

Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of the work our Children’s Services do; their hard work has been recently recognised by Ofsted in our 2023 review, rating us as Outstanding across all areas.

We are now pleased to be offering the opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service and help us continue to offer an excellent provision within the Fostering Team.  We are a strong performing fostering service supporting unrelated and connected foster carers across the county.

We are proud that the service continues to embed its core values of providing and Supporting local children in local placements. We have two large teams providing the Supervision and Support to all approved foster carers across the whole of the county.

The successful candidate will join a county fostering service committed to developing excellent practice in line with the Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards. You will need to be committed to developing excellent outcomes for children through creating productive working relationships with a wide range of services to support our fostering families. Within this role you will be responsible for the Supervision and day to day support of a team of Fostering Social Workers and Fostering Support Worker who support North Yorkshire foster carers. This is implemented through monitoring and maintaining the Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards.

We are looking for an experienced social worker who is ready to take the next step in their professional career or someone who is currently a Practice Supervisor wanting to join our team who has substantial case management experience, who are able to supervise on a day-to-day basis with effective social work practice to a busy team.

We fully recognise the need to support our staff to develop and enhance their skills and experience. We want you to make a difference by sharing expertise, providing leadership and direction to social workers. You will be responsible for maintaining local links with your colleagues in safeguarding, looked after children’s teams and wider social care teams to support care planning.

For an informal discussion about this post please call or email Karen Forrester on telephone 01609 798853 or email karen.forrester@northyorks.gov.uk.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 10th March 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Key Documents 

Total Rewards Brochure

Job Description

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to the post

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes.

 NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.