PART TIME - Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team - Bracknell Forest Council

Part time (22.2 hours) Supervising Social Worker

1) To provide supervision and support to Foster Carers.

2) To complete the delegated authority process to enable foster carers to play an informed and proactive role in day to day decision making.

3) To attend Children Looked After (CLA) Review meetings and ensure that foster carers understand and implement the requirement around care planning.

4) To organise annual foster carer review meetings in line with existing Fostering Policies and Procedures.

5) To contribute to the recruitment of prospective foster carers by responding to enquiries received and by completing initial screening visits to determine suitability for assessment.

6) To present all relevant items at Fostering Panel and/or Court (depending on the nature of each case).

7) To support foster carers in their work with young people who are preparing to transition into employment and higher education.

8) To provide training to prospective and existing foster carers as per the needs of the service and to manage risk, health and safety and ensure safe care of foster placements.

9) To support foster carers to take proper account of the wishes and feelings of children and young people.

10) To promote listening to children at every opportunity; ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner.

11) To ensure life journey work is completed with children and young people in accordance with their age and understanding.

12) To attend regular supervision and with the Supervisor, be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.

13) To aspire in everything you do, these are our ASPIRE priorities: i. Always respect timeliness ii. Smart impactive planning iii. Purposeful visits to families iv. Impactful, collaborative assessments v. Reflective supervision vi. Engaging with children - Always ask yourself "what is life like for this child?"

14) To participate, in consultation with the Team Manager and Head of Service, in other Family Placement related activities; to provide cover for the work of other team members and other additional duties commensurate with the level of the job. (The nature of these will vary according to experience, competencies and the grade of the post).