Supervising Social Worker
- Full time
- £42,017
- Hybrid: West & South Scotland/ Office Base - Falkirk
- Closing 2nd September 2024
- Advertised from 20th August 2024
- Plus £4,200 car allowance. 37 hours plus rotational out of hours on-call support. Permanent.
Role
We have a brilliant opportunity to join our team as a Supervising Social Worker. As a supervising social worker, you are the key link for our foster carers with local authorities, and will ensure quality of care for children and young people, identifying positive matches providing support, supervision and development opportunities for foster carers as appropriate. Your role is not only working with our foster carers as you will also link in with children and young people – checking in with them regularly to ensure their view and wishes are being heard and they are supported to achieve positive outcomes and are happy, safe and feel loved.
As a service we continue to grow, and your role will also allow for supporting potential foster carer applicants; building relationships with them as they progress from pre-approval training through their assessment as foster carers.
A typical week
Our team are located across Scotland, and this role will support a caseload of around 12 of our amazing fostering families who are located in the West (and South) Scotland. While most of your time will be spent working remotely, at times there will be travel to our office base in Falkirk for team and other meetings – all with advance notice and planning.
Our carers consistently share that they value the relationships they have with the staff team, particularly their supervising social worker. The flexibility of working with Care Visions Fostering ensures that our team are able to provide excellent support to our fostering families, while managing your own diary. Our full-time team members generally work their hours Monday to Friday during core office hours. We provide out of hours on call telephone support (incl. weekends) and our SSWs support this on an 8-weekly rota basis (along with a manager) with an additional daily payment in respect of this.
Who we are looking for:
We would love to meet someone who is a proactive team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly, and independently. You must have a good working knowledge of child protection procedures, legislation, and regulations in relation to looked after children and fostering. A good working knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing children, their birth parents and foster carers is key, as well as excellent report writing and assessment skills. Experience of assessing prospective foster carers would be advantageous.
- Degree in Social Work or relevant qualification in the field, such as DipSW, CQSW. (essential)
- Registered with the Social Services Council, or other British equivalent along with PVG scheme membership
- Solid experience in fieldwork, residential or in a family placement setting
- A full driving license and use of car (travel will be required).
Our benefits include:
- Protected case load of typically 12 fostering families
- 27 days annual leave plus 9 public holidays
- Access to a range of employee benefits including:
- Health and wellbeing – health shield, employee assistance and wellbeing portal Staff discount portal and Blue Light card eligibility, and more
- Excellent opportunities for professional development and opportunity to be part of transformational change
About Us
Since 2006, Care Visions Fostering has been supporting young people across Scotland to improve their daily lives, development and opportunities after care. We work close to home, operating as a close-knit team. With therapeutic, trauma informed approaches integral, we provide a range of therapeutic supports for all our fostering families, along with our education support to link positively with schools and empower staff and carers to advocate positively in respect of each child or young person.
This is an extremely rewarding role, where you could make a real and significant difference to the lives of children and young people when they need it while working as part of an amazing and committed team of staff and carers.
Keen to hear more?
Listen to one of our team talking about the role youtube.com/watch?v=j2dnfMe4i1U
You can also visit our website for more general information on Care Visions and our values at carevisionsfostering.co.uk
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah McEnhill, Head of Fostering, for an informal chat about the role on 01324 464 200.
Application notes
Please submit a CV along with a personal statement. careers@carevisions.co.uk
- Your CV should include relevant qualifications and skills along with full employment history.
- Your personal statement should outline what makes you suitable for this post and why the post interests you. Ensure you address each point of the person specification (in the Job Description), giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.
Closing date for the submission of your CV and personal statement is Monday 2 September 2024.
Downloads
Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.
If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.
Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
What we offer:
Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.
- Competitive Salary and Pension Options
- Full time & Part time hours available
- Double pay for festive bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Fully funded SVQ3
- Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
- Inhouse training programmes
- Significant Gym discounts
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
- Credit Union
- £200 refer a friend scheme
And many more!
Falkirk is a care experienced young persons service, focusing on young people aged between 16 and 25. This role is 35 hours and will cover various shift patterns including some weekends. If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk
.png)
Family Support Development Officer – Forth Valley
- Part time
- £33,565 pro-rata
- On site: Falkirk
- Closing 2nd December 2024
Funded by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Carers Challenge Fund, this is one of two Family Support Development Officers post within the existing Forth Valley Family Support Service. This post focuses on developments within Falkirk, and is responsible for developing, delivering, supporting, and promoting a range of family support and engagement for family members who are affected by someone else’s substance use.
Funded developments include: Design and delivery of group sessions in partnership with the Carers Centre; Establishing link working with Hospital Support & Discharge Priorities; Exploring opportunities to engage with families in areas with low referral rates.
The post holder will work in partnership with partner organisations, families and communities, and have responsibility for co-leading Scottish Families’ Forth Valley Family Support Service (established in 2014) alongside our existing Forth Valley Family Support Development Officer. Responsibilities include co-leading the development, delivery and promotion of Forth Valley Family Support Service, offering a range of family support and engagement for family members across Forth Valley who are affected by someone else’s substance use; and ensuring the Family Support Service offers, choice, consistency and flexibility for adult family members (aged 16+ years) in their own right.
The post is located in Forth Valley (main base: Falkirk) and has an area-wide remit involving significant travel throughout the area and some to our offices in Glasgow. It is expected that the post holder will be required to work some evenings and occasional weekends. Due to the nature of this post, access to a car is essential. This post will be part of Scottish Families’ staff team and be supervised by the Senior Family Support Development Officer.
We are seeking applicants who have a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent professional qualification; and experience of direct client work, group work and direct work with families. Experience working with or as a carer and/or working with or as a volunteer is desirable, along with knowledge of issues for families affected by substance use. Knowledge of carers rights is an advantage. Candidates should be able to encourage and promote the development of family support groups, and effectively and sensitively advocate for others, with strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Digital Marketing Officer
- Part time
- £38,669 – £42,966 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness, with the option to work from home for some of the working week.
- Closing 27th November 2024
Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?
We’re looking for an experienced digital marketer to join SCVO’s marketing and communications team. You’ll use your knowledge of digital tools and platforms to support us in developing and delivering marketing and communications campaigns across multiple channels to promote SCVO membership and services and to showcase the impact of the voluntary sector on Scottish people and communities.
Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
Could you be Key?
Being a support worker is a role where you can make every day matter. It's a job with challenges that make your heart beat faster, where you can give something of yourself and empower amazing people on their journey through life.
At key we support disabled people of all ages to make every day matter.
We are passionate about being the very best employer we can be, ensuring our staff feel well supported and valued in their roles. As well as being part of a supportive, local team you will be eligible for:
- Main Grade Hourly Rate £12.50 (Induction and Relief Register Hourly Rate £12)
- Sleepover hourly rate of £12.00.
- Competitive annual leave and company sick pay.
- Annual SSSC fees paid for all contracted support workers
- Enhanced pay for work on targeted Public Holidays.
- Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
- Full, in-depth training for your role.
- Fully funded SVQ qualification with support provided to achieve this.
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential counselling, advice and support on a wide range of issues.
- A Workplace Pension.
- Free access to occupational health support.
- Credit Union Membership.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Costco Membership.
- Blue Light Card/Blue Light Ticket registration which offer a range of discounts and savings.
- Concerts for Carers registration.
Join us and make every day matter! Support Workers and Relief Support Workers.
No experience necessary! Training and support will be given to help you achieve your full potential.
If you would like to get involved in support work but cannot commit to a contract due to other commitments, we also have opportunities for you to complement our existing workers by joining our relief register of bank support workers. This will mean you can work in a way that best suits you and fits with your life.
Latest news See more
