Job Opportunity with FFP Member, Barnardo's: Supervising Social Worker

Location: Barnardo's Cymru Adoption & Fostering Service
Salary: £35,360 - £41,006 (Full Time Equivalent)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37
Closing Date: 30 June 2023
Interview Date: 14 July 2023

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We are seeking to recruit a full-time permanent Supervising Social Worker (37 hours) within Barnardo's Cymru Fostering Service. We are a Pan-Wales service which means we work with prospective and approved foster parents and across Wales. We are looking for a Social Worker who is innovative, dynamic and forward-thinking to join our team in working with families across Wales.

Barnardo's Cymru Fostering service recruits, trains and supports foster parents across Wales, to deliver positive outcomes for children who are looked after. This is an exciting opportunity to join a creative and innovative, not for profit fostering service. As a supervising social worker, you will assess prospective foster parents and supervise approved foster parents, to ensure positive outcomes are achieved for the children in thier care.

NB: Whilst the Job Description makes reference to Family Placement, this role is specifically for a Supervising Social Worker in the Fostering Service.

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.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you:
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

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

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 candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Full details and application documents here