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Experienced Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team

Full Time
19 Sep 2025
Reading
Verified by Turrior

Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence

85 / 100

Offer value

High value due to competitive salary and the critical role of fostering support and development.

  • Salary: Up to £47,493 per year
  • Critical role in the development of children through fostering
  • Focus on continued professional development
  • Emotional resilience and experience in child welfare essential
Pros
  • Salary of up to £47,493 reflecting the importance of the role
  • Strong focus on personal and professional development
  • Engaging work with families and children, fostering growth
Cons
  • Emotional challenges related to case management
  • Potentially high caseloads leading to stress
  • On-call or extended hours may occur

Who it's for

Mid to Senior-level • On-site

Good fit
  • Supervising social workers with relevant experience
  • Candidates passionate about child welfare
  • Individuals looking to lead and develop fostering support
Not recommended for
  • New social workers without supervisory experience
  • Those unable to handle emotional work environments
  • Candidates averse to working closely with children and families

Motivation fit

Desire to support vulnerable children and familiesCommitment to professional growth in social workInterest in collaborating with other professionals

Key skills

Supervision of social work practiceAssessment and case managementInterpersonal and communication skillsKnowledge of child welfare legislation
Score: 85/100 AI verified analysis

About the job

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Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Experienced Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time for Brighter Futures for Children based in Reading.

The salary for this permanent Experienced Supervising Social Worker job is up to £47,493 per annum.

Main duties:

  • To actively participate in the recruitment, assessment and training of prospective foster carers as well as pursuing suitable placements for BFFCs approved foster carers.
  • Support the continued development of Foster Carers.
  • To provide and deliver professional support and supervision BFFCs foster carers whilst promoting the safe care and development of looked after children/young people in order for the children to achieve their full potential in terms of their physical, social, emotional and educational needs.
  • To develop and maintain positive working relationships with children, their families and other professionals.
  • To keep up to date with contemporary issues in children’s social work including legislation, evidence-based practice and to attend relevant training and develop opportunities.
  • To actively liaise with colleagues, children’s social work teams and external agencies in order to gather information relevant to jointly plan and deliver interventions.
  • Maintain and update case notes and other records in line with practice standards and fostering regulations, write reports as required, if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
  • To work in a manner that is consistent with and upholds BFFCs Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policies.
  • Undertake a range of assessments as required.
  • Maintain and update case notes and other records, write reports as required.
  • Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and co-operate with management, so far is necessary, to enable compliance with the company’s health and safety rules and legislative requirements.
  • While this job description provides a summary of functions and responsibilities of the post, this may need to be adapted or adjusted to meet changing circumstances. Such changes would be commensurate with the grading of the post.

Requirements of this role:

  • Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
  • Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
  • Experience of community and/or group work.
  • Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Experienced Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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