Job Title: Supervising Social WorkerSalary: up to £39,727 Location: TelfordWorking Pattern: Full-time, 37.5hrs per week, permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team at Nexus Fostering. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated social worker to be based at our Telford office, which covers foster families across Shropshire, Shrewsbury, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.
As a Supervising Social Worker with Nexus Fostering you will hold a manageable caseload allowing you to play a key role in ensuring our foster carers & children/young people have the support, guidance and training they need to thrive. You will collaborate with of our dedicated clinical and support teams to ensure the right support is in place for our Carers, Children and young people.
As a Supervising Social Worker you will keep in touch and undertake home visits with our foster carers & children/young people becoming an essential point of contact. You will be responsible for ensuring that children’s care and development needs are met within placements by undertaking necessary placement management, planning and intervention for both emergency and planned referrals. As a key member within the team you will ensure that our children/young people have a safe, stable environment in which they feel Loved, cared for and are nurtured to reach their full potential.
What we’re looking for
To apply for this position, it is essential you:
Why work for us?
Everyone is welcome
Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Nexus Fostering strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.
*Nexus Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.