Supervising Social Worker - Devon & Cornwall

We are looking for an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly team!

Location: Home Based

Salary: Highly Competitive

Full Time or Part Time for 4 days per week

Capstone Foster Care is a well-established fostering organisation, our vision is 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 be looking after a very manageable caseload of foster families across Devon & Cornwall. Working 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.

There will be some occasional evening and weekend work and you will be part of the out of hours rota. The position is home based.

As a Supervising Social Worker in the team, you must have the ability to:

• 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
• Have the ability to effectively communicate with children and their parents
• Promote great outcomes for all children and young people looked after by Capstone Foster Care.

Applicants must have:

• A relevant Social Work qualification and be SWE registered
• Ideally experienced within fostering or adoption
• Knowledge of fostering and childcare legislationBe eligible to work within the UK
• Recent experience of Form F Assessments.
• Driving License and access to transport.

In return we offer:

• 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!
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance membership
• Pension
• Wellbeing and fitness app membership.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated and feel you are able to share our vision we would love to hear from you. Come and to be part of our exceptional team!

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is enshrined within Capstone Foster Care policy and practice. We expect our employees to share this commitment with us.

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and value individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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