Senior Supervising Social Worker

Context and Purpose of the Job

To offer an advice and consultancy service to the team, to provide expertise, skills and advice to enable a safe and effective high quality service that meets existing and new polices and procedures.

• To supervise one to two staff members.
• To ensure that resources are utilized effectively to promote the welfare of children in placement.
• To contribute to the development of new initiatives and develop an area of special interest.
• To provide foster carers with a high standard of professional support, guidance and monitoring.
• To make initial visits to the potential carers and undertake competency based  Assessments of applicants and prepare a report on their suitability using the BAAF form F format and present for approval to Fostering Panel.
• To attend Fostering panels, Reviews, Conferences, Planning Meetings etc and to represent Capstone Vision in a professional manner.
• To contribute to the development of new initiatives and develop an area of special interest.
• To participate in training of staff, foster carers and potential foster carers.

Supervision of Foster Carers

• To carry case load and act as the named Social Worker to provide supervision and support to designated foster carers.

• To visit foster carers every fortnight and to complete pro-forma written report of each visit.  To include record of any concerns expressed requests for additional support and how these are to be met.
• Ensure that foster carers are informed, and fully comply with all standards and policies and guidance including safe caring guidelines agreed by Capstone Vision
• Assist foster carers in achieving these standards through regular supervision meetings, providing an opportunity for all parties to raise issues of concern.
• Take responsibility in assisting in the career development of carers, establishing training needs with them and making plans to meet these.
• Prepare an Annual Review Report on each carer

• To attend and participate in case conferences, reviews, planning meetings and any other meeting that may be called, and to represent Capstone Vision at such meetings.
• Ensure that sufficient support is made available to the children of carers and that time is made available to meet with them.
• To undertake a joint visit with Local Authority’s Social Worker at the start of a new placement to draw up the placement agreement/plan, and regular joint visits thereafter to promote good communication and effective working.
• To ensure that carers are fully familiar with and have a copy of Capstone Vision’s Foster Carer Handbook and have agreed to comply with the relevant policies and procedures.