Practice Supervisor

Job Description

Job Category: Social Care & Health Qualified
Location: County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £32.84

Somerset County Council has exciting opportunities for Practice Supervisors to join our Fostering teams in Sedgemoor, Mendip, South Somerset, and Taunton.The Key purpose of the role is to provide support and direction for our supervising social workers to support them in their work with our foster carers to get the best possible outcomes for our children.

You should be able to work with an increased level of autonomy and decision making; support less experienced colleagues with practice meetings and chair meetings as appropriate to support good outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

About us:
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, within a team who are passionate about the work that they do to improve the lives of children, young people, and their families in Somerset.
We offer great training and development opportunities to guide you to be the innovative and creative social worker you want to be. With a stable senior leadership team and permanent Team Managers you’ll be well supported with regular reflective supervision.

About the role:
• We are at an exciting point, implementing changes identified through a recent ‘improving children’s lives’ agenda, and we hold great ambitions of ourselves and our foster carers.
• We are strong advocates of relationship-based practice in all that we do for the benefit of the children and young people in our care.
• Working in our Fostering Service you will have the opportunity to support profound changes to a child’s life and to build long term relationships helping them achieve success.
• We place children and young people at the heart of what we do, working with their carers and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes for their education, social, health and emotional wellbeing.

What we’re looking for:
• You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships with our foster carers and how you are able to make a difference for our children looked after.
• You will need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial experience working across fostering services and with children and families.

Where we are based:
• Our four teams are based across Somerset in Taunton, Bridgwater, Yeovil, and Shepton Mallet. You will hold a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle as travel is required.
• We’re supporting flexible working arrangements with a hybrid model of working from home with some work from area offices as appropriate to your appointment.
• Good technology is provided to help you stay connected to your team and manager through virtual meetings, team check-ins and service sessions.