Northamptonshire Children's Trust
Supervising Social Worker - Fostering (Post Approval)
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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:
- SWE Registration paid yearly (social care colleagues)
- Recruitment Welcome Bonus of £4,000
- Relocation costs of up to £8,000
- Retention bonus payments for established personnel
- 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- 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
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
About the role
Whilst still being a part of the Children’s Trust we are also a stand-alone Independent Fostering Agency, so we are very special.
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Our Team provides support and supervision to our approved foster carers.
We also manage the Duty system, working with the Placements Team whereby children are placed with foster carers.
We have several specialist schemes including Family Link carers for our children with disabilities, Resilience carers for our young people stepping down from residential, Parent and Child carers for parent and babies as well as our other mainstream carers to support. We have a third of our carers who are kinship connected carers.
Do you have experience in any of the above or knowledge of fostering or want to expand your knowledge base? Are you able to show creativity and initiative to support our carers in looking after our most vulnerable children and young people?
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: abi.gibbs@nctrust.co.uk or christine.lamb@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you.
Please do not email CV's to these email addresses - only applications via the recruitment portal will be considered.
What will you be doing?
The Supervising Social Worker’s primary role is to support and supervise foster carers so they can meet the needs of the children in their care.
This includes:
- Regular supervision visits (often monthly)
- Offering advice on behaviour management and trauma-informed care
- Helping carers understand attachment, loss, and child development
- Providing emotional support during challenging placements
- Identifying training needs and professional development opportunities
- Monitor compliance with fostering regulations and national minimum standards
- Ensure safer caring policies are followed
- Record supervision notes and maintain accurate documentation
- Address allegations or safeguarding concerns in line with procedures
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
About you
You are a qualified social worker, Social Work England registered, with a passion for meeting the needs of children in foster care.
You thrive in a team environment, working closely with colleagues within the Fostering Service and our children's service to achieve positive outcomes.
You provide support and supervision to foster carers, ensuring adherence to the National Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations.
You actively invest in the team's life, developing strong working relationships, respecting others' strengths, celebrating differences, and seeking solutions together.
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to creating positive change!
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check.
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