***FIXED TERM 1 YEAR*** SOCIAL WORKER – CHILDREN’S SERVICES - FOSTERING Supervising Social Worker full time position £44,951 - £54,083 (includes market supplement) Hybrid role – Newham Dockside E16 2QU Closing date: 08/09/2024 at 23:59 JOB DESCRIPTION JOIN US AND HELP BUILD A FAIRER NEWHAM We’re a vibrant, dynamic, culturally rich London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We’re a challenging yet rewarding place for social work practise to flourish and we are steadfastly committed to our workforce being representative of the families that we work with. We are taking coordinated, meaningful and focused action to develop an inclusive culture because we believe this is at the heart of enabling diversity in all respects, including diversity of thought. We are taking positive actions to challenge all forms of discrimination and injustice to help make Newham a fairer and more equitable place for children and families to live, learn and thrive. We’re building a fairer Newham through investment, co-production and by continuously developing our 'Circles of Support' practice model; centring on systemic and restorative practice and a specialist support offer for our practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development and we always try to develop talent in-house. We promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023 alone, and have put more than 47 practitioners through further education since 2020. We value your development and at Newham career progression is a reality for many of our colleagues. We understand that social work can be a challenging yet ultimately very rewarding profession that makes demands of you personally and professionally. In Newham we value your wellbeing and we aim to ensure that you have a better work/life balance through a remote working offer when you are not visiting children and families, a modern office space for when you’re on site, a flexible working policy where all requests are considered, and a clinical offer to support you to do your best work. ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT THE ROLE - SUPERVISING SOCIAL WORKER - FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR 1 YEAR We are looking for a qualified and SWE registered social worker to join our fostering service as a Supervising Social Worker - this role will be fixed term for 1 year. Responsibilities will include the supervision and support of foster carers to promote increased capacity for in-house foster placements with a focus on quality of care. The role will require practitioners who are skilled with a good understanding around the procedures and legislative context for fostering. You will have a mixture of private fostering cases as well as a fostering support role. Previous fostering experience is welcome, but as this opportunity is open to internal colleagues only we are open to applications from social workers with limited fostering experience; provided they can demonstrate a firm understanding of the work at interview. The fostering service comprises of a team of 10 supervising social workers responsible for the supervision and development of foster carers, including connected person’s, family and friends carers and carers subject to Regulation 24 procedures, as well has private fostering cases. Please apply through Fusion internal jobs by attaching your CV and a short supporting statement outlining your suitability, an overview of your experience and what attracts you to this role (max 500 words). For further information in regards to these positions please contact Mussarat Gul, Service Manager for Fostering. We look forward to hearing from you. WHY WORK WITH US? We’ve been working hard to make Newham a great place to practise social work. A commitment to addressing disproportionality wherever we find it. We’re a GOOD local authority focused on reaching excellence. We offer genuinely flexible/hybrid working as long as children and families are supported. Stability: 100% of our Senior Managers and 71% of Team Managers are permanent. Our firmly established practice model, Circles of Support, was recently nominated for the prestigious MJ Award for Innovation in Children’s Services and allows systemic, restorative practice to flourish. Career progression; we promoted 30 internal colleagues in 2023. Social Care Academy – 47 social workers have studied for systemic higher education with us since 2020. Our Academy offer received significant praise from Ofsted. A competitive package for social workers of up to £54,083 (includes market supplement). Oyster card/parking permit for business use. Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme). Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension. TO APPLY To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 sides of A4) through our online recruitment portal. Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates' relevant experience and on candidates' suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement and CV. Closing date: 08/09/2024 at 23:59 Interviews: ASAP IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance. Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us. The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role. We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.