Supervising Social Worker – Independent Fostering

Liquid Personnel are looking for a Fostering Social Worker to join their client on a permanent basis, working within an Independent Fostering Agency based in Manchester and Lancashire.
What will your responsibilities be?

Supervise and support foster carers to provide safe, nurturing, and stable placements for children and young people.
Undertake regular supervisory visits and monitor children’s safety, wellbeing, and progress.
Complete statutory visits, placement plans, risk assessments, and reports for Looked After Child Reviews.
Work collaboratively with local authorities, birth families, and multi-agency professionals to promote positive outcomes for children.
Provide guidance to foster carers on safeguarding, challenging behaviours, trauma, and placement stability.
Respond to safeguarding concerns and placement difficulties in accordance with policies and procedures.
Participate in foster carer annual reviews and identify training and development needs.
Maintain accurate case records and ensure compliance with fostering regulations and safeguarding standards.

Benefits:

Good rate of pay
Salary Inclusive of Car Allowance
OFSTED rated ‘outstanding’ Fostering Agency
Free Parking
1 day a week in the office
Supportive Team and Experienced Management

Qualifications and 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 – 203764GH – 36692