Supervising Social Worker - Long Term

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our client’s Long-Term Team in Newcastle.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children, young people, and their families. You will provide high-quality support and supervision to foster carers, helping to ensure the best possible outcomes for children in care.

In this role, you’ll manage a small caseload, meet statutory responsibilities, and work collaboratively with carers and professionals in a supportive environment. The position offers flexible working arrangements and regular supervision to support your professional development.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Provide supervision and support to foster carers, ensuring compliance with fostering regulations.
• Undertake assessments, reviews, and care planning for children in foster placements.
• Deliver statutory social work services in line with legislation and council procedures.
• Liaise with partner agencies to coordinate support for children and carers.
• Maintain accurate case records and reports to professional standards.
• Participate in reflective supervision and contribute to service development.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate of £31.74
• Supportive management and team structure
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work in a vibrant city with excellent transport links

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Full UK driving licence
• Degree in Social Work (or equivalent)
• Post-qualified experience in fostering or children’s services

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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