Devon County Council are looking for a Supervising Social Worker to join their Fostering Teams. Full and Part Time Locum roles available.

About The Role:

As a social worker in this team, you will be responsible for ensuring high quality and timely assessments to provide high quality carers for our most vulnerable children in Devon.

Key Responsibilities:

· Foster carer supervisions and ongoing support to carers.

· Completion of high-quality carer annual reviews.

· Unannounced visits to foster carers.

· Attendance at meetings as required (eg. child in care reviews, risk assessment meetings etc).

· Presenting to fostering panel as required.

· Facilitating foster carer support groups.

· Close work with childcare teams and other professionals to ensure safety and wellbeing of children

About You:

You will be able to demonstrate success in the managing of complex situations. You will be committed to reflective practice and know how to energise, motivate and challenge practitioners. You will have an ability to work to deadlines in a fast paced and supportive environment. You will have 2-3 years qualified fostering and or adoption experience.

BA(Hons) in Social Work and to be registered with Social Work England (SWE).

What’s On Offer?

· £40.00p/h

· Hybrid Working – 2/3 Days a week in Office.

· Full time (37hrs) and Part time (18.5hrs) available

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