Location: Remote - Chester / West Cheshire / Wirral / North Shropshire

Salary Range: £32,341- £34,090
per annum*

Hours: 30 hours per week, 4 days a week

Closing Date:  Monday 23rd June, 2025 ​

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Supervising Social Worker (SSW) to join our friendly and unique fostering charity, working primarily from home, but with regular opportunities to meet with colleagues both regionally and agency wide.

There will be involvement in recruiting, assessing, supervising and supporting Foster Carers to support us in maintaining our quality fostering service for looked after children. The role involves recruitment of Foster Carers, travel to the homes of our Foster Carers as required (which will at times involve travelling longer distances), leading occasional projects, running and delivering training and support groups, and taking part in an ‘out of hours’ duty system (approximately 5 times a year).

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Many people believe that fostering is a full-time role that doesn’t allow room for other work commitments. However, the reality is that many foster carers successfully balance fostering with part-time or even full-time employment. If you’ve ever considered fostering but worried about whether you could continue working, we’re here to reassure you—it’s possible! Here are some key things to consider.

Some key things to consider…

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​So, you’re thinking about becoming a foster carer? Brilliant. One question we get asked a lot is: “Can I foster and still work?” The answer is yes—many foster carers do! Whether you’re working part-time, full-time, or flexibly, fostering can work around your life—with the right support in place.

Every day as a foster carer is different, but here’s a little peek behind the curtain of what a day might look like when you’re balancing work and fostering.

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Thinking About Adoption? Here’s Why Fostering Might Be Right for You.

If you’re thinking about growing your family through adoption, you’re already on an amazing path—one that could change a child’s life forever. But have you ever considered fostering?

At The Foster Care Charity, we know that fostering isn’t always the first thing people think about when they’re looking to adopt. But with thousands of children in England needing safe, loving homes right now, fostering could be the most rewarding decision you ever make.

Let’s talk about why fostering might be the perfect fit for you.

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Supporting Teens in Digital Safety: A Guide for Foster Parents and Carers to Navigate TikTok Responsibly.

As a foster parent or carer, you play a vital role in helping the young people in your care navigate the digital world safely. Social media platforms like TikTok can be fun and engaging for teens, but they also come with risks that require your guidance. With 40% of TikTok’s 800 million active users aged between 14 and 24, it’s crucial for you to understand the platform’s potential dangers and learn how to support your teen in managing their online presence.

Why TikTok Deserves Your Attention
TikTok might look like a simple app for sharing short, entertaining videos, but it collects vast amounts of data and requires significant access to users’ devices. Knowing these risks helps you protect your teen while allowing them to enjoy the platform responsibly...

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The Foster Care Charity Providing Loving Homes for Children Since 1999

Here at FCC we are excited to be celebrating 25 years of fostering, helping care for the UK’s next generation of young people. At a time where one child enters the care system every fifteen minutes, now is the time for people to step forward and join us in doing something that will change lives – both their own and the children they care for. 

Since 1999, FCC, formerly the Foster Care Co-operative has provided loving homes to over 1,300 children, many of whom have stayed with their foster families through to adulthood. This shows the impact and lifelong bond that can be created within fostering families. Impressively, the average length of time a child remains with their FCC foster carers is over three years (significantly higher than the national average), which gives children the stability, care and love they need. This is only possible because of the amazing team of staff and carers who are dedicated to giving children and young people the platform to succeed.

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*dependent on experience. (£39,634-£41,777 per annum FTE)

We're seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Supervising Social Worker (SSW) to join our team covering Gloucestershire/Bristol, working 4 days a week primarily from home.

There will be involvement in recruiting, assessing, supervising and supporting Foster Carers to support us in maintaining our quality fostering service for looked after children. The role involves recruitment of Foster Carers, travel to the homes of our Foster Carers as required (which will at times involve travelling longer distances), leading occasional projects, running and delivering training and support groups, and taking part in an ‘out of hours’ duty system (approximately 4 times a year).

Applicants need to be able to take a flexible approach to working, have proven fostering experience (demonstrating significant experience of working within Children’s Services) and be able to demonstrate outstanding people, report writing, organisation and recording skills. 

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​Hull-based Lee and Stewart are a married couple and dads to five children – aged from 2 to 16. As foster dads they feel they can give back to the community and make a difference to the lives of children and young people.

“Fostering, it’s not just a job, we get to be dads 24/7!”

As foster carers Stewart and Lee have the skills and compassion to help vulnerable children. Whether that means helping them ultimately reunite with their biological families or find a new forever home.

“The pride we feel from watching children in our care grow is the most amazing thing.”

Stewart says: “if fostering is ‘just a job’ then it’s the “best job in the world!” He continued, “we get to watch them grow, develop and become the people that they were meant to be, rather than them being defined by whatever issue caused them to have a rough start in life.”

There’s always room for more in Stewart and Lee’s hearts and home.

A family affair: involving the whole household 
Lee and Stewart knew that fostering couldn’t be a decision that they made solely as a pair and that they needed to involve the whole family.

Lee says: “It’s important that our family is part of the process. They have to be happy and onboard because they’ve got to deal with the emotion too. Not just the emotions involved in children coming into our care, but children moving on. It’s a whole family process for us, it’s not just the two of us.”

The couple say that their children have been an incredible asset in the fostering process.  Lee continues:

“To see our children interact with any children we’ve got in our care and how they take them under their wing and just treat them like they are any other sibling is wonderful and it’s amazing to see.”

Find out more about Stewart & Lee’s experiences as foster dads 

Charlotte, Supervising Social Worker, talks about her role with the Foster Care Charity.

So what does a Senior Supervising Social Worker do as part of an independent foster care agency?
The days vary in terms of duties and responsibilities. In general they include visits with foster carers, completing monthly supervisions and Annual Reviews.  I also attend meetings with the Local Authorities, such as PEPs and reviews and I am involved in recruitment activities to help people who are interested in becoming foster carers with The Foster Care Charity.

What’s your background and experience?
Having worked for a few local Authorities over the years in Safeguarding and with Looked after Children, I made the decision to step out of my comfort zone. I joined The Foster Care Charity over 3 years ago. It has been the best decision for me on both a personal and a professional level.

The thing I love most is that we all celebrate the positives, whether this be colleagues, foster carers or a child’s achievements. Above all else, I have always felt supported, listened to, valued and respected.

What are the caseloads like?
The Foster Care Charity certainly delivered in terms of my expectations; caseloads are allocated to ensure that they remain manageable.
For me this has made a significant difference to my working life, it has allowed me the time to build strong positive relationships with foster carers and the children they care for.

Placements do sometimes naturally break down, but there is the time available to prioritise supporting our foster carers through those difficult times, whether this be to stabilise the placement or to provide support whilst the child moves on.

Tell us about a typical day for you
The days vary in terms of duties and responsibilities. For example, last Friday I completed a home visit to new foster carers who I had recently assessed and were newly approved. They have just welcomed their first placement. This is obviously a challenging time but also lovely to hear their buzz of excitement. I then travelled 30 minutes down the road to undertake another visit to long standing foster carers, who shared with me their recent adventures they had been on with the young boy they care for. On returning home, I caught up on emails, contacted a CSW, and then started to write up the Monthly Placement Reports. This week I am home based and my main focus is ensuring all my paperwork is up to date.

Senior Supervising Social Worker with FCC: This role is held by qualified social workers who have at least 4 year’s experience working within a Fostering Social Work field and experience of working with children and families. As an SSW they provide ongoing high-quality supervision and support to our foster carers through monthly supervision visits, support visits and telephone support as and when required. SSWs assist foster carers in identifying their training and development needs and ensuring that appropriate training is provided.  SSWs also assist with the placement of children with foster carers in consultation with all relevant parties.

Find out more about working for FCC and our specialist staff roles

Source:
​https://fostercarecharity.org.uk/