Supervising Social Worker
7 days ago
Bolton
Supervising Social Worker\n\nWhen registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.\n\nJob Title: Supervising Social Worker\n\nLocation: Regionally based across Greater Manchester\n\nContract Type: Permanent\n\nHours: 37.5\n\nSalary: £33,000 - £41,000 per annum (+ £3,000 Car Allowance)\n\nThis is an amazing opportunity to join National Fostering Group as a Supervising Social Worker with Fostering Solutions North West. We are an independent fostering agency part of National Fostering Group. Focusing on creating high quality foster homes for children and young people, FS North West empowers foster carers to meet the specific needs of those in their care.\n\nAbout the Group\n\nIts official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!\n\n88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company!\n\nWith over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.\n\nAs a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.\n\nWe also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.\n\nThe role\n\nAs a member of our brilliant team of social workers, you will understand the life-changing potential of a safe and supportive home life.\n\nYou will play a key role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will also supervise and advise foster carers, and make sure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive.\n\nYou will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers and young people, becoming an essential point of contact for all – a safeguarding champion with everyone’s best interests at heart. We keep caseloads lower to decrease risk and to offer more bespoke, person-centric focus. This means more time to work closely with both the young people and their carers to deliver the best possible outcomes.\n\nYou will collaborate with our specialist clinical teams to identify and make available the right kinds of support, from occupational therapy to art therapy, and clinicians with specialism in trauma and attachment theory.\n\nAs a key team member in one of our local fostering agencies, you will make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained.\n\nThrough your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence and achieve their potential, with a real impact on the children they care for.\n\nWho we are looking for\n\nYou will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and imaginative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open-minded approach. You will also need to be registered with the appropriate body and hold a full driving licence.\n\nCarers and children will be relying on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you’ve had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma and enhanced needs.\n\nYou will be excited by taking on real responsibility, and you will be ready and willing to benefit from all the support we offer to help you do your job. You will also be generous with your own skills and experience, helping our whole team to excel.\n\nBut what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:\n\n 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays\n\n Bonus schemes\n\n Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme\n\n Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)\n\n Employee Assistance Programme\n\n Life Assurance\n\nAnd a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you. Just some of the things on offer:\n\n A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits\n\n 100’s of discount options\n\n Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme\n\n Tech benefit\n\nAnd that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.\n\nWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.\n\nWe are an Equal Opportunities Employer\n\nJob ID: (phone number removed)