Job Title: Supervising Social Worker
Location: Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
Salary: Up to £35,500 full time
Job Description
A leading specialist provider is seeking a dedicated Supervising Social Worker to join their team in Buckley, Flintshire. This is a vital role for professionals passionate about supporting foster carers and ensuring children who have experienced early childhood trauma receive high-quality, stable, and therapeutic care. The Supervising Social Worker in this role will play a key part in providing supervision, guidance, and training to foster carers, helping them develop the skills necessary to manage trauma‑related behaviours effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide regular, high-quality supervision to an allocated group of foster carers in Buckley and surrounding areas.
- Ensure foster carers understand and meet fostering standards, regulations, and agency policies.
- Collaborate closely with Therapeutic Social Workers and Local Authority childcare social workers to support children and foster families.
- Support foster carers in building their therapeutic skills to manage trauma‑related behaviours.
- Participate in the agency’s 24/7 out-of-hours support rota to offer advice and guidance to carers in crisis.
Requirements
- Recognised professional Social Work qualification (e.g., DipSW, BA/BSc Social Work).
- Current registration with Social Care Wales (or Social Work England if transferring).
- Previous experience within a fostering service or children’s social care is essential.
- Strong assessment and report‑writing skills, with a level-headed approach to crises.
- Commitment to trauma-informed practice.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel across Flintshire and surrounding areas.
Benefits
Join a supportive environment where your skills will be valued. The organisation offers individual learning plans, ongoing high-quality training, and a culture rooted in ethical practice.
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.
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