Supervising Social Worker

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a dedicated Supervising Social Worker (SSW) to join its client’s Fostering Service based in Birmingham. In this role, you will supervise foster carers, address safeguarding concerns raised by children’s social workers, and provide both emotional and practical support to foster families. You will also play a key role in recruiting new foster carers, conducting assessments, and delivering training ahead of child placements. If you're passionate about making a difference in fostering, this could be a highly rewarding career path to explore! What will your responsibilities be? Maintaining Communication Supervising social workers ensure consistent communication among foster families, social workers, and the foster children. They conduct regular home visits, make phone calls, and keep all parties informed throughout the placement. Arranging Support Services They coordinate additional support for children, such as therapy or learning assistance, whenever necessary. Day-to-Day Assistance Supporting foster carers with meetings, report writing, and record-keeping is integral to their role. They also monitor each child’s progress in their placement and conduct required statutory visits. Facilitating Birth Family Connections Supervising social workers help manage and maintain contact between children and their birth families when appropriate, and support foster carers in handling the emotions tied to these interactions. Identifying Training Opportunities, they assess foster carers’ needs for further training, guiding them to enhance their skills, achieve personal goals, and meet high standards of care. Qualifications & Experience: To be successful in this role you must have: Social Work England registration Eligible to work in the UK Hold a full UK driving licence Post-qualified experience Degree level or equivalent in Social Work Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List. BH - 193895 GH - 32912