Job Title: Supervising Social Worker
Location: Ivybridge - Devon & Cornwall
Salary: £34,457- £40,918 (Pro rata)
Working Pattern: Part Time (30 hours per week), with on call rota at evenings and weekends
Blue Sky Fostering has an exciting opportunity for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team in the Devon & Cornwall area. This position is Part time and holds a requirement to travel to placements and visits across Devon & Cornwall

Blue Sky Fostering has a brilliant opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the team in the Devon & Cornwall area, working in conjunction with our hub in Ivybridge.
We are looking for a dedicated and dependable individual to work with both therapeutic and mainstream programmes, including parent and child placements. This position holds a responsibility for a manageable case load of around 10-13 carers, where you will work within a dedicated team to improve the outcomes and lives of looked after children.
As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for the recruitment, assessment and approval of foster carers to ensure they meet the needs of the fostering service. You will also be responsible for undertaking supervision, offering support and delivering training and development opportunities to a target number of Foster Carers.
The successful candidate will need to be able to confidently provide training and support to foster carers in the delivery of mainstream support services as well the Blue Sky + TLC programme. You will be responsible for ensuring that children’s care and development needs are met within placements by undertaking necessary placement management, planning and intervention. This includes completing parenting assessments for parent and child placements as well as supporting foster carers in understanding the developmental trauma needs of children and guiding them in how to care for children who present challenging behaviours.