Fostering Social Worker Scotland

Role:Fostering Social Worker

Salary:41500 per annum

Contract/Hours:Permanent Full-Time 37 hrs per week

Location:Hybrid Glasgow

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 687000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

A bit about the role

We are looking for an outstanding Fostering Social Worker who can support foster families in Scotland you will have a small case load you will be part of a dedicated team who provide regulated services and high standards of care. Action for Children foster services are rated Good by the Care Inspectorate.

About the service

Action for Childrens Fostering Scotland Service is a dedicated and specialist fostering provider committed to delivering attachment-based therapeutic care to children and young people who are unable to live safely at home. We provide nurturing environments that support emotional healing resilience and long-term stability for every young person we care for.

We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards of care. Our foster carers receive exceptional training ongoing supervision and comprehensive support to help them meet the complex and individual needs of each young person. This commitment is reflected in our latest Fostering Inspection where we received outstanding feedback for the quality professionalism and impact of our work.

Listening to children and young people is central to everything we do. Their voices guide our decision-making and shape the support we provide. We work collaboratively and compassionately creating space for their experiences views and aspirations to be heardevery step of the way.

How youll help to create brighter futures

• Providing professional supervision and developmental support including advice and guidance to fostering families and working with other professionals where appropriate.
• Completing complex assessments of applicants to foster making appropriate recommendations to ensure the best outcome for children young people and families.
• Supporting fostering families to look after children and young people who have experienced trauma ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to enable them to undertake this complex task within a family home environment undertaking fostering reviews providing high quality analytical reports and presenting to Panel where appropriate ensuring that children are receiving the best service possible.
• Being accountable for ensuring statutory compliance and meet regulatory body requirements regarding registration.
• Enthusiasm for learning and self-development for yourself as a reflective practitioner and in support of our carer training.

Lets talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge We are looking for someone with a can do attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• A Social Work qualification is essential.
• Registration with Social Work Scotland is essential.
• A strong commitment to work within our therapeutic framework to support the needs of the young person.
• The capacity to plan and prioritise
• To use electronic records system and IT effectively
• Experience of fostering is preferable.
• Drivers licence and access to own vehicle is essential to travel across Scotland

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration.

Contact:Jessica Jarvis by email atquoting reference 13394

Diversity equality and inclusion

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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