Supervising Social Worker - Stratford

An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team as a Supervising Social Worker looking after a manageable caseload of foster families.  

Location: Home Based

Salary: Highly competitive

Full Time     Permanent

Capstone Foster Care is a well-established fostering organisation, our vision is to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, supporting carers to do an important job really well.

Owned by our employees, as an Employee Ownership Trust. Employee Ownership Trusts result in improved employee wellbeing, staff engagement and a sense of achievement. We are able to invest more in Learning and Development and pay all our staff annual salary increments.

The position is home based with a caseload mostly based in and around Stratford but travel outside of this area will be required. 

Applicants will have:

  • A relevant Social Work qualification and be SWE registered
  • Have fostering social work experience 
  • Able to prioritise and manage workload
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of fostering and childcare legislation
  • Be eligible to work within the UK

In return we offer:

  • Annual salary enhancement
  • Home based, flexible working allowing a work/life balance
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Holidays starting from 27 days plus Bank Holidays plus an extra day for your birthday!
  • Additional holiday purchase scheme
  • Foster Talk membership
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Employee Assistance membership
  • Pension
  • Wellbeing and fitness app membership

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is enshrined within Capstone Foster Care policy and practice. We expect our employees to share this commitment with us.

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and value individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Apply online now

no CV attached

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