AddressAs a Supervising Social Worker in the county wide fostering team you will be responsible for supporting, assessing and supervising foster carers to ensure they are providing high-quality therapeutic care to the children they are looking after. You will play a crucial role in working alongside foster carers and their families to advise, inspire, support, and challenge them to grow in confidence and achieve their potential.
Carers and children will also rely on you to create supportive and nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you’ve had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma.
You will need to develop positive working relationship with professionals involved with our looked after children and have good communication skills since you will be working in a highly collaborative environment. The role of the Supervising Social Worker is to ensure our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.
There are currently 2 posts available:
1 Full time post (37 hours) , primarily involved with the recruitment and assessment of new foster carers, completing Form F assessments
1 Part time posts (18.5 hours) dedicated to the support and supervision of approved foster carers living primarily in North area of the county.
These posts are initially fixed term for 12 months to cover secondments. Flexible and hybrid working will be available.
If you would like an informal discussion about the posts or have any questions, please contact Rochelle Wallace, Fostering Team Manager Rochelle.wallace@nottscc.gov.uk or Nicola Hardy, Fostering Team Manager Nicola.hardy@nottscc.gov.uk
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Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
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