Supervising Social Worker - Devon & Cornwall

Location: Home Based

About the role

Capstone Foster Care is a well-established fostering organisation with a vision to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, supporting carers to do an important job, really well. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will manage a very manageable caseload of foster families across Devon & Cornwall. You will work in partnership with other team members to provide a high-quality and safe service for our foster families and the children/young people they look after. Some occasional evening and weekend work is required, and you will be part of the out-of-hours rota.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload whilst meeting deadlines
• Evidence experience in frontline social work in Childcare and Form F’s
• Demonstrate strong analytical and assessment skills
• Effectively communicate with children and their parents
• Promote great outcomes for all children and young people looked after by Capstone Foster Care

Requirements

• A relevant Social Work qualification and SWE registration
• Ideally experienced within fostering or adoption
• Knowledge of fostering and childcare legislation
• Eligible to work within the UK
• Recent experience of Form F Assessments
• Driving License and access to transport

Benefits

• Home-based, flexible working allowing a work/life balance
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Holidays starting from 27 days plus Bank Holidays plus an extra day for your birthday
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Foster Talk membership
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance membership
• Pension
• Wellbeing and fitness app membership

Schedule

Full Time or Part Time for 4 days per week, including occasional evening and weekend work as part of the out-of-hours rota.