Senior/Supervising Social Worker

Location: Home-based - East Scotland

Salary: Up to £41,960.42 per annum dependent upon experience

Status: Full time, 35 hours per week

Benefits

• 30 days' Annual Leave, rising to 35 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays
• Life Assurance
• Employee Discount Scheme
• On-site Free Parking

Duties Will Include

• Support foster carers and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
• Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of foster carers, ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
• Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in the FCAS' policies and procedures.
• Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster carers in line with FCAS' Operational Standards.
• Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify any needs within the foster family e.g. short break, activities, therapy, holidays, with all members of the child's network, including contributing to all relevant meetings and any other tasks defined.
• Ensure each child and foster carer is fully compliant in respect of all key documentation.
• Attend meetings and/or provide reports for Commissioning Teams to address individual packages of care.
• Promote participation of children/young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community.
• Participate in an out-of-hours support service on a rota basis.
• Participate in the day 'duty system' on a rota basis, supporting the referrals team.

You Must Have

• Valid Social Work Registration or equivalent.
• Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing.
• A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures.
• The willingness and ability to travel extensively, including occasional nights away.
• Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations.
• A full driving licence.

Foster Care Associates Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by Jobcentre Plus.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced PVG check.