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Fostering Supervising Social Worker

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent

Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 per annum (Depending On Experience)

Vacancy Type: Full Time, Permanent

Our client is a small family run fostering agency based in Kent. They provide high quality care and support to children and young people. They pride themselves on fostering a nurturing, supportive environment for both the children in their care and the families who provide the care. Their team is passionate about delivering the best outcomes for all.

The Role

They are looking for a passionate and experienced supervising social worker to join their close-knit team, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone who shares their values and is committed to supporting foster families and ensure that children thrive in their placement. As a supervising social worker, you will be responsible for providing professional support and supervision to a small caseload (No more than 10 families) of foster carers, helping them to deliver the highest standards of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly home visits to assess and supervise foster carers, ensuring that placements meet the needs of the children and align with the agencies policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance, training, and advice to foster carers, helping them manage challenges and improve the care they provide.
• Monitor and assess the progress of children in their foster placements, ensuring their emotional, educational, and developmental needs are met.
• Complete foster carer reviews and other relevant documentation.
• Work closely with other professionals, including local authorities, social workers, and educational providers to ensure the best outcome to the children in care.
• Participate in on call support as part of a rota.
• Contribute to fostering panel and support the ongoing development of the agencies fostering service.

Skills and Qualifications

They are seeking a qualified social worker preferably with experience of fostering and child protection. You must be a confident communicator with excellent organisation skills and clear understanding of child safeguarding. They are particularly interested in candidate who are passionate about providing the best care and support to foster families.

Essential requirements:

• A degree in social work qualification (CQSW DipSW or equivalent)
• HCPC registration
• Full UK driving license and access to a car

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Supportive family focused environment
• A manageable caseload ensuring a focus on quality care.
• Pension and Health care package
• 6 weeks annual leave

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.

Trainee Social Worker

Approach Social Work (formerly known as the Frontline programme)

Looking for a career with purpose and a clear path for development? 

As a social worker, you’ll work directly with children and families to make sure children are safe, supported and able to thrive. It’s a career that offers stability, progression and the chance to make a lasting difference. On this programme, you’ll be supported from day one and gain the skills, experience and master’s degree to succeed, wherever your career takes you.  

About the programme 

Approach Social Work is a fully funded training programme that helps you step into children’s social work with the training, tools and support to make a difference.  

On the programme, you’ll develop a deep understanding of child-focused practice and how to build relationships that create real change. You’ll also explore anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist approaches — and earn a master’s degree along the way.  

What to expect as a trainee social worker

Year one:

• Begin study for your postgraduate diploma
• Work with children and families within a local authority, supported by experienced tutors and practice educators 
• Receive a bursary of £18,000 or £0,000 (depending on location) to help with living and travel costs 

Year two and three:

• Move into a paid role as a newly qualified social worker (up to £ ,000, or more in some London boroughs)
• Keep working towards your master’s degree 
• Join the Frontline Fellowship, a national community offering career-long support and development 

The role:

You’ll learn how to build relationships, make difficult decisions and advocate for children’s safety and wellbeing. That means:

• Visiting a child at home or school 
• Supporting a parent through difficult circumstances 
• Working with teachers, health professionals or police 
• Writing reports and helping decide what’s safest for a child 

It’s a role that takes empathy, resilience and strong judgement, rooted in anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice.

Who we’re looking for

You don’t need experience in social work, just the right values, resilience and commitment to making a difference. We welcome applicants from all degree backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from those underrepresented in the sector, including men and people from racially diverse communities. 

Eligibility requirements:

• Have at least a 2.2 (predicted or obtained) in an undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent) 
• Have obtained GCSE English Language at Grade C/4 or above (or approved equivalent qualification) 
• Possess the right to work and study in the UK (including access to public funds) for the duration of the programme (until September 2029)
• Be resident in England by the time the programme commences
• Not be a qualified social worker

Real support. Real skills. A career that matters.

Delivered by children’s charity Frontline. Formerly known as the Frontline programme.

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