About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Fostering Recruitment and Training Team, a fast paced and dynamic team that recruits, trains and assess potential foster carers for The Children’s Trust. We now also have a new development in the team for a Specialist Supervising Social Worker, being experienced in fostering, to support a team of Therapeutic ( Resilience ) Foster Carers who support children and young people who have lived with high end trauma , can have complex behaviours and often experienced multiple moves- who need stability ,empathy and aspiration for the future.
What will you be doing?
The Specialist Supervising Social Worker would be holding a caseload which would include our Resilience Foster Carers, to provide their supervision, support training and development and adopt a therapeutic approach in supporting the needs of the children and young people in their care. You would work closely with the Practice and Team Managers and work with other professionals to ensure a developing Scheme, and to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people.
You would receive regular supervision and training to support the role, joining an excellent and supportive team, and also be involved in recruitment and training activities within that team.
You would have access to therapeutic tools and achieve Virtual Reality accreditation.
About you
As a Supervising social worker, you will be an experienced qualified social worker with a proven knowledge of fostering, and a keen understanding of therapeutic approaches , modalities or ways of working with adverse childhood experiences which can create toxic stress in children.
You will be a confident and experienced Practitioner with a strong skill set in supporting foster carers and understanding of the fostering regulations and standards. You would be a skilled communicator who is organised, dynamic and passionate and enthusiastic for the future of our children and young people.
Registered with Social Work England.
Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days – dependent upon Grade after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
- £4000 recruitment welcome bonus
- Up to £8,000 relocation costs
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
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