Supervising Social Worker (Fostering)

☞ Medway Council

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Chatham South East

Category: Other

Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management Individual & Family Services Government Administration

Position: Entry level

Job type: Full-time

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Supervising Social Worker (Fostering)

Employer: Medway Council

Salary: Up to £36,471 per annum

Location: Chatham, Kent

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week.

DBS Check: Enhanced

Closing Date: 01/07/2021 at 23:55

Reference: CSC324RJ

An opportunity has arisen for a social worker to join the fostering service. It is an exciting time to join the fostering service which is expanding and changing. You will join a team with a strong commitment to ensuring carers have good levels of support to parent therapeutically.

We have also invested in our learning and development offer, launched a new career progression framework and are in the process of embedding Signs of Safety as our relationship based practice model.

As a social worker in our Fostering Team you will work with children and families in a variety of diverse and complex contexts. You will contribute to the delivery of a highly effective Children’s Social Care Service, taking responsibility for working and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision.

You will work with foster carers, children and families to support vulnerable service users ensuring the needs of the child remain paramount.

In addition to the annual salary, we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package

For further details on the role please contact Amanda Steer, Team Manager 01634 337396 or Theresa Gardiner, Team Manager 01634 334179 or email cscrecruitment@medway.gov.uk

This post is subject to an enhanced Children’s DBS check.

Important Information

Please note that all recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in hard copy format, please contact the Children’s Services Recruitment Team on ccrecruitment@medway.gov.uk.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

For more information on our Children & Adults Social Care jobs please visit: www.medwaysocialcarejobs.co.uk.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

Please note that in accordance with current COVID-19 Government guidelines, in regards to social distancing, all interviews are likely to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Full details on how this will work will be sent to you, if your application is successfully shortlisted.

How to apply

Please be advised that we only accept online applications submitted through JobsGoPublic ATS

If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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