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​Fostering Supervising Social Worker
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
Salary: £30,450 to £31,973 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: Sunday 25 July 2021

Fostering Supervising Social Worker – Therapeutic Fostering Service – Norfolk and Suffolk
Full or part time hours considered
(Job Reference Number: FS3623)

We currently have an amazing opportunity available for a Fostering Supervising Social Worker to join our Therapeutic Fostering Service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a caring and calm approach to help support and supervise the Foster Carers within our Fostering Team. This is a unique opportunity to join our established not for profit Fostering Service which provides therapeutic placements for young people as well as parent and child placements.

All candidates should hold a valid driving licence and have regular access to a vehicle for work purposes. The role will be expected to routinely attend the main office in Norwich on a regular basis whilst covering key locations in: Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should be a HCPC registered social worker.
• We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and supportive employer and recognise that working in care, although incredibly rewarding, is not without its challenges. Therefore, we want you to feel appreciated for the life changing work you are doing.
• You will receive comprehensive training, company pension scheme, have excellent career progression opportunities, and be working in a warm and welcoming work environment – amongst many other things.

Essential Information

• Salary: The current full time salary scale for this position is £30,450 to £31,973 per annum, depending on qualifications (maximum job rate potential is £33,495 per annum which is performance related).
• At appointment: The salary will be, £30,450 to £31,973 (FTE) per annum, depending on qualifications.
• Hours: The full time hours for this position are 37 hours per week, however these can be negotiated and we are happy to consider part time hours for the right candidate.
• Closing Date: Sunday, 25th July 2021
• Interviews: The interviews have been scheduled to take place on 4th August 2021.
• The first interview which will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview, will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then attend a formal interview, also to be held virtually.

For more information on this vacancy, please visit break-charity.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2279470?cid=1886

Barnardo's works in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver its Leaving Care Service for young people aged 16-25.

Our last OFSTED inspection achieved an ‘Outstanding' grade for the service we provide to Children in Care and Care Leavers.

We are currently looking to recruit a Team Manager who will be based at our Lincoln office we are happy to consider applications from candidates wishing to work part or full time hours.

There is an expectation that Team Managers will be required to travel across the region and where the service need requires.

You will be joining an established management team who will be able to offer peer support and mentoring.

Initial Specific Responsibilities
Barnardo's have been delivering the Leaving Care Contract on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council for a number of years and following a successful re-commissioning Barnardo's will continue working in partnership with the County Council. Within service we not only have dedicated Leaving Care Workers we also have developed specialist services in relation to developing accommodation and supported lodgings specialists alongside workers helping with education, employment and training. We also have a dedicated senior project worker who leads on group participation, quality assurance and signs of safety across the service and we have some exciting developments in relation to creating a new jointly commissioned specialist mental health post and the joint development of a new housing scheme for Care Leavers.

It's an exciting time to join the service as we extend our provision for 16-25 year old Care Leavers. We're looking for candidates with drive and determination who understands about working with looked after children and care leavers.

Supplementary Information

• The post holder must be a qualified Social Worker and registered to practice via Social Work England.
  
• Experience of chairing meetings, working in partnership with other agencies and staff supervision / mentoring is essential.
  
• Experience of working with Looked after Children and Care Leavers is essential.
  
• Experience of working with the Signs of Safety programme is desirable.
  
• Knowledge of managing high risk cases and recognizing safeguarding issues is essential.
  
• Performance Management, allocation and auditing skills form a significant part of the role.
  
• Use of IT is significant and candidates must be able to use and maintain client record systems.
  
• Barnardo's has an excellent flexible working policy, which helps to promote a healthy working environment. There are excellent training opportunities across Barnardo's and also via the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Partnership.
  
• Applications will be considered for both full and part time / job share hours.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Full details and application documents here

 

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role
Action for Children Fostering South East is one service, based on two sites. Our London office is in Camberwell. We also have a Kent service based in Ramsgate.  We have foster carers in various and widespread areas of London and Kent.

We are not a large service  but we are long established, and have committed, skilled and experienced foster carers who are able to provide stable, nurturing family homes for children and young people who for various reasons aren't able to be cared for in their birth families.

Our children, young people and carers are supported and by a very experienced and skilled staff team. One of the strengths that our foster carers often comment on is that our service has a ‘family' feel to it.

We are looking for a Referrals Officer, based in our Kent service, who will build strong relationships with Local Authority Commissioners and social work teams by being dependable, responsive and supportive. You will work in partnership to advocate for best practice when making placements and represent Action for Children's values in your delivery. You will support our social workers and carers by providing clear and concise information and support the delivery of safe processes to ensure placements are made in line with contractual specifications.

You will make a difference by:

• Placing the child at the centre of placement decisions.
  
• Promoting clear processes and information sharing in a timely manner.
  
• Building strong relationships with commissioners and placement team who want to use the service, our carers and social workers.
  
• Being a strong advocate for Action for Children.

You will need:

• Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification or work experience (desirable but not essential as training will be provided).
  
•  Great organisational skills.
  
• A capacity to work quickly and accurately in a fast-moving environment.
  
• Knowledge of child-centred processes, child development and needs-lead analysis.
  
• An ability to build reliable relationships with a range of people.
  
• Understanding and practicing confidentiality within your workload and the wider team

The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.


For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.


For more information, please contact Lynsey Munro on Lynsey.Munro@actionforchildren.org.uk 

Interview dates are scheduled for 26th February 2021. 


We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Full details and application documents here

Gloucester and Lancaster
​
We are looking to recruit 1x social worker in Gloucester and 1x social worker in Lancaster to fulfil either a Supervising Social Worker role or a Senior Supervising Social Worker role, dependent on experience.

A (Senior) Supervising Social Worker at Community Foster Care will be driven to promote the Child or Young Person’s Ambitions and Dreams.  They will do this by recruiting, enabling and enhancing foster families to provide safe, stable, loving, nurturing family homes.  Children and Young People seeking to live within these families will have often experienced significant trauma and abuse.  Enabling Children and Young people to thrive in our foster families will therefore require a number of special ingredients, which you will need to develop and nurture.

Salary Scales: 
Senior Supervising Social Worker: £31,871-£36,540 + £1095 (car allowance) pro rata + c.£2.4k Out of Hours payment based on 73 nights. Total package approximately - £35,366-£40,035

Supervising Social Worker: £28,318.50-£30,551.50 + £1095 (car allowance) pro rata + £2.4k Out of Hours payment based on 73 nights. Total packahe approximately - £32,013.50-£34,246.50

Full Time

Please complete an application form and email it to emmaw@communityfostercare.co.uk

Closing date: 5th February with interviews on the 9th February

Full details and application documents here

As a Practice Manager (Fostering) at Community Foster Care you will be driven to promote the Child or Young Person’s ambitions and dreams, offering support to your team of Social Workers and reporting to the Registered Manager. 

You will do this by recruiting, enabling and enhancing foster families to provide safe, stable, loving, nurturing family homes.  Children and Young People seeking to live within these families will have often experienced significant trauma and abuse.  Enabling Children and Young people to thrive in our foster families will therefore require a number of special ingredients, which you will need to develop and nurture.

In addition to the above you will also take lead responsibility for leading and developing in connecting more families with children - foster carer recruitment - and fostering better outcomes – therapeutic practice, learning and development. Please see job description for further information.

Salary Scale: £37,656-£40,600 + £1095 (car allowance) pro rata + c.£2.6k Out of Hours payment based on 122 nights. (up to c.£44.5k)

Full Time

Out of Hours: 
Managers OOH rota participant. 

Nightly payment:
Weekday night Cost        £15.00
Weekend night cost        £30.00

Total finance package: Up to c.£44,345

Please complete an application form and email it to emmaw@communityfostercare.co.uk

Closing date: 15 January with interviews on 22 January

Click here for more information and application form.

Team Fostering is an ethical not-for-profit fostering agency. We have a strong reputation and proven track record for providing high quality, value-for-money fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these values in their everyday work.

We are looking for Independent Reviewing Officers based in the North East and Yorkshire & East Midlands regions. Our Independent Reviewing Officers contribute to the provision of a high quality fostering service for children by ensuring that every Team Fostering foster carer’s suitability to foster and terms of approval are reviewed at least once annually as required by the Fostering Regulations.

Independent Reviewing Officers chair foster carer reviews and produce high quality reports for Team Fostering on a self-employed basis. As part of the preparation for a review they also conduct audits of the agency files to ensure a high standard of recording is maintained. Individuals will have the necessary social work and management skills and experience to undertake this task, to contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the organisation.

Key Tasks:

• Chair foster carer reviews at least once annually as required by the fostering regulations, following an agenda agreed by Team Fostering.
• To rigorously assess foster carers’ capability to meet the needs of children in foster care, incorporating their wishes and feelings as well as feedback from other professionals.
• To prepare high quality review reports with clear recommendations to the agency regarding the carer(s) and household’s suitability to foster, evidencing the reasoning behind the recommendations made.
• Develop positive relationships within the team, to promote and implement the process.
• Provide analytical reports to the agency identifying examples of excellent or poor practice, themes and trends, feedback on children’s views and suggestions for development, change to practice, the service or policies and procedures.

 
This is a sessional role. Salary for the post is £32.12 per hour (each review and audit of carer’s file = 6 ½ hours)

If you wish to discuss this role further please contact Vicky Johnson, Quality Standards Manager on 07500 026249.

For more information and to apply, please visit:

www.teamfostering.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies/independent-reviewing-officer-north-east-and-yorkshire-east-midlands/

Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 11 January 2021
Interviews will be held virtually on Monday 25 January 2021

About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values
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Interested in joining a dynamic team providing family placements for looked after children? Barnardo's is recruiting a Family Placement Social Worker to join our established fostering service. This is a full time permanent post with the additional opportunity to join a waiting list for other vacancies that may arise within the service. Working base to be agreed on appointment and flexible working considered. 

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Full details and application documents here
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​​Finding safe and loving homes for vulnerable children and young people.

The role
Do you have the values we need? Do you want to be part of a Service that helps young people feel valued and important?  … helps them grow and be stronger? …  inspires and feel supported? 

CAPS Fostering Service is a specialist fostering service that offers attachment- based therapeutic care to young people who cannot be looked after at home.  We offer the highest standard of care and provide our carers with excellent training, supervision and support to achieve the best outcomes for young people. As a Team Manager you will be working as part of our team (Fostering Scotland) .

You will make a difference by:

• Being part of a team of social workers, children's workers and therapists to support carers to provide stable, fun and loving family experiences for our young people.
• Working with others to inspire, support and keep young people safe; support their connections with families, and promote a secure base and build positive memories.   
• Promoting the highest standards of care and wellbeing for young people and guiding and delivering training to carer's and team members.  
• By thinking therapeutically about how we care for young people now and for their future; and to ensure safeguarding through the highest standard of supervision.  
• Having a sound understanding of legislation, policies practice and procedures, and most importantly an ability to keep the young person at the centre of all that you do.
• Being part of a team that values relationship- based practice to make a difference to the lives and experiences of looked after young people.

You will need:

• A degree in social work or equivalent and experience of safeguarding/ public protection .
• A minimum of 2 years' experience as a social worker within children and family statutory services.
• Experience of family placement and/or PQ training would be an advantage.

The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson anne-marie.wilson@actionforchildren.org.uk 

Interviews will be held Monday 30th November 

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Full details and application documents here

​North Wales
Circa £38k per annum + Telephone On Call Allowance
Permanent, Full Time working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday with an element of flexibility required to work the out of hours telephone on call service on a rota basis

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role
Successful therapeutic fostering service based in South Wales is now looking to expand its model and approach in the north Wales area. To bring stability and well-being to children within the Looked After Children's system. The AFC fostering service provides safe, stable foster homes for vulnerable children and young people. As a Fostering Social Worker for our sector leading Fostering Wales service you'll train and support Foster Parents to provide stable family homes to young people who have survived trauma so a therapeutic approach is a vital part of our work. You will play a key role in the establishment of this service in North Wales. 

We are looking for someone with advanced Social Work practice skills to establish the service in the North Wales area. This is an exciting opportunity that blends development and therapeutic Social Worker practice.

You will make a difference by:

• Playing a lead role in the development of the service and establishing good working practice with North Wales Local Authorities.
• Recruiting and assessing foster parents from the North Wales area.
• Supporting foster parents with the daily and hourly challenges and rewards of caring for troubled young people and children.
• Delivering excellent, evidence-informed and therapeutic practice as a member of a skilled and motivated team.
• Participating in a culture of learning and continuing professional development for carers and staff.
• Working closely with the local authority.
• Being responsible for your own caseload.

You will need:

• A Social Work qualification.
• Registration with Social Care Wales.
• To be a Welsh speaker is desirable.
• Willingness to work flexible including participation in an out of hours telephone support rota for foster parents.
• The ability to work against timescales.
• Commitment to our child centred values.

The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Roma Hooper 07595868462.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.


Full details and apply here

Casnewydd, Cymru

Oddeutu £35,300 y flwyddyn + lwfans ar gyfer bod ar gael dros y ffôn
Parhaol, Amser llawn, 37 awr yr wythnos rhwng dydd Llun a dydd Gwener gydag elfen o hyblygrwydd i ddarparu gwasanaeth ffôn y tu allan i oriau swyddfa ar sail rota

Gosod y sylfeini i blant a phobl ifanc ffynnu.

Y rôl
Mae gwasanaeth maeth llwyddiannus yn ne Cymru'n ymestyn ei fodel a'i ymagwedd i ogledd Cymru er mwyn sicrhau sefydlogrwydd a llesiant Plant sy'n Derbyn Gofal. Mae gwasanaeth maeth Gweithredu dros Blant yn darparu cartrefi maeth diogel a sefydlog i blant a phobl ifanc sy'n agored i niwed. Yn Weithiwr Cymdeithasol Maethu yn ein gwasanaeth arobryn Maethu Cymru, byddwch yn hyfforddi ac yn cefnogi Rhieni Maeth i ddarparu cartrefi teuluol sefydlog i bobl ifanc sydd wedi goroesi trawma, felly mae ymagwedd therapiwtig yn rhan allweddol o'n gwaith. Byddwch yn chwarae rôl allweddol wrth sefydlu'r gwasanaeth hwn yng ngogledd Cymru. 

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn sydd â sgiliau ymarfer Gwaith Cymdeithasol uwch i sefydlu'r gwasanaeth yng ngogledd Cymru. Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous sy'n cyfuno gwaith datblygu ag ymarfer Gwaith Cymdeithasol therapiwtig.

Byddwch yn gwneud gwahaniaeth trwy:

• Chwarae rôl blaenllaw wrth ddatblygu'r gwasanaeth a sefydlu arferion gweithio da gydag awdurdodau lleol yng ngogledd Cymru.
•  Recriwtio ac asesu rhieni maeth yng ngogledd Cymru.
• Cefnogi rhieni maeth o ran yr heriau a'r boddhad sy'n dod i'w rhan byth a beunydd wrth ofalu am blant a phobl ifanc sydd wedi dioddef problemau sylweddol.
• Darparu ymarfer therapiwtig rhagorol a seilir ar dystiolaeth, yn aelod o dîm sydd â'r sgiliau a'r cymhelliant angenrheidiol.
• Bod yn rhan o ddiwylliant dysgu a datblygiad proffesiynol parhaus ar gyfer gofalwyr a staff.
• Cydweithio'n agos â'r awdurdod lleol.
• Bod yn gyfrifol am eich baich achosion eich hun.

Bydd angen arnoch:

• Cymhwyster Gwaith Cymdeithasol.
• Bod wedi cofrestru gyda Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru.
• Mae'r gallu i siarad Cymraeg yn ddymunol.
• Parodrwydd i weithio'n hyblyg, gan gynnwys cymryd rhan mewn rota cymorth ffôn i rieni maeth y tu hwnt i oriau swyddfa.
• Y gallu i weithio o fewn cyfyngiadau amser.
• Ymrwymiad i'n gwerthoedd sy'n canolbwyntio ar y plentyn.

Sut yr ydym yn gweithio

Rydym yn gweithio i sicrhau bod pob plentyn a pherson ifanc yn derbyn y cariad, cymorth a chyfle sydd eu hangen er mwyn iddo gyrraedd ei botensial. Os ydych yn rhannu'r un weledigaeth, rydym am i chi ymuno â'r tîm. Cewch ddarllen rhagor yma am ein gwerthoedd a'n gweithredoedd i ddeall ein ffordd o weithio.

Y Gwobrwyon
Rydym am i'n staff deimlo eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi am y gwaith hanfodol a wnânt. Pan fyddwch yn gweithio gyda ni, byddwn yn cydnabod eich ymdrechion gyda gwyliau blynyddol hael, cynllun pensiwn cynhwysfawr lle mae'r cyflogwr yn cyfrannu'r un faint â chi, ac ystod o fargenion a disgowntiau trwy ein porth buddion. Cewch ragor o wybodaeth am fuddion Gweithredu dros Blant yma.

Sicrhau plentyndod diogel a hapus
Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn diogelu a chefnogi plant a phobl ifanc, gan ddarparu gofal emosiynol a chymorth, gan sicrhau gwrando arnynt, a chan ymgyrchu dros welliannau hir-dymor yn eu bywydau. Y llynedd, bu i ni helpu dros 387,000 o blant a theuluoedd ledled y Deyrnas Unedig.

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Fatima Matin drwy ffonio 07918 773592 neu yn recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

Cynhelir y cyfweliadau ar 2 Medi.

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ymarfer recriwtio diogelach i ddiogelu defnyddwyr ein gwasanaethau. Disgwylir, felly, y bydd pob ymgeisydd yn deall ac yn ymrwymo i arfer gorau o ran diogelu.

Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn angerddol dros hyrwyddo ansawdd, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth a gweithio mewn modd cynhwysol. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bawb sydd â'r cymwysterau perthnasol, yn arbennig pobl ag anabledd a phobl o gefndir Du, Asiaidd, ac o Gefndiroedd Ethnig Lleiafrifol, gan fod y grwpiau hyn wedi'u tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd.

Full details and apply here

Finding safe and loving homes for vulnerable children and young people.

The role
We are looking for a Fostering Social Worker to join our small developing Fostering Service located in the North West (Greater Manchester) area. The role includes recruiting and assessing new applicants as well as supporting a caseload of foster carers.  This role will be mainly Monday to Friday during the day but there will be some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service. There is also an on-call rota which you will be required to undertake. The 3 days of this role can be discussed at interview stage but we do require each Wednesday to be a working day.

Our team consists of Admin Support, Social Workers, and a Young Person's Worker. We also work in partnership with Changing Minds UK Psychology Service who support our therapeutic work with children and young people. This service provides ongoing psychological consultation, training and guidance for the staff team and foster carers with the aim on ensuring a Therapeutic and evidence informed framework is utilised to support the young people, foster carers and staff.

You will make a difference by:

• Bringing your experience values and enthusiasm, and being part of a team (social workers, children's workers and therapists) to support fostering families to provide stable and loving experiences for young people.
• Working with others to inspire, support and keep children and young people safe, to create memories and support connections with young people and their families. 
• Promoting the highest standards of care and wellbeing for our young people and guide and deliver training to foster carers and team members with the opportunity to really get to know young people and support them on their journey.
• By thinking therapeutically and creatively (with and for) young people and ensuring best practice, you will make a real and lasting difference. 

You will need:

• A Diploma in Social Work or equivalent.
• Social Work England registration.
• Experience of Form F is desirable but not essential.
• Supervisory experience in a regulatory environment. 
• Ability to keep the service regulatory safe.
• Strong ethos of keeping the child at the centre.
• Strong sense of ability to support therapeutic needs of children.
• A stable career history and experience of fostering services is desirable.
• Access to a vehicle due to being required to travel across North West area is essential.

The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson on 07741627578 or email anne-marie.wilson@actionforchildren.org.uk 

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Full details and application documents here