Supervising Social Worker

Job description

Supervising Social Worker (Specialist Fostering Team) | 10489 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum | Grade J | Countywide This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our brand‑new Specialist Fostering Team at a time of significant investment and ambition within Norfolk’s Fostering Service. We have secured substantial funding to strengthen our practical and therapeutic support for children and their foster families and are now looking to appoint two Supervising Social Workers to help shape this innovative team from the outset. The Specialist Fostering Team plays a key role in supporting foster carers with a wide range of experience and skills, including those caring for children who need enhanced and specialist support. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will build strong, trusting relationships with carers, offering consistent, reflective supervision and helping them to feel confident, supported and connected in their role. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside Carer Support Workers, an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner and a Mockingbird Liaison Officer, you will contribute to a proactive, relationship‑based and trau...