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Job Title: Fostering Support Worker
Salary: from £24,638
Location: Leeds
Working Pattern: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, 10am – 6pm, Monday-Friday

Make a Difference as a Fostering Support Worker!

Unity Foster Care is on the lookout for a passionate, dedicated Fostering Support Worker to join our team in Leeds. If you’re eager to support foster families and make a lasting impact on children’s lives, we want to hear from you!

The Role:
In this role, you'll provide hands-on support to foster families and the children in their care, helping them thrive. From offering practical assistance to providing emotional support, your work will be vital in ensuring children stay engaged and placements remain stable. The role is child-focused, with duties primarily involving direct work with children and young people.

What We’re Looking For:

• A full driving licence and willingness to use your own vehicle
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and early mornings when necessary
• A positive, engaging approach to working with children and young people
• Experience in child-centered settings
• Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written)
• A fun, energetic, and approachable personality
• Experience in fostering, child safeguarding, or knowledge of The Children’s Act 1989 is a plus

Why Work With Us?

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Leave – paid day off for your birthday!
• Good Health Days – extra leave for no sickness in 6 months
• Refer-a-Friend scheme with a cash reward
• 24/7 access to employee support services
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Learning & development opportunities
• Optional private healthcare
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave

Ready to make a real impact? Apply now to join Unity Foster Care and help create brighter futures for children in care!

*Unity Foster Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable people. All successful applicants will undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Job Title: Supervising Social Worker

Location: Leeds

Salary: £33,454 - £39,727 DOE

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join the team at Unity Foster Care. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Social Worker to join our team in the Leeds Area.

As a Supervising Social Worker with Unity Foster Care you will hold a manageable caseload allowing you to play a key role in ensuring our foster carers & children/young people have the support, guidance and training they need to thrive. You will collaborate with of our dedicated clinical and support teams to ensure the right support is in place for our Carers, Children and young people.

As a Supervising Social Worker you will keep in touch and undertake home visits with our foster carers & children/young people becoming an essential point of contact. You will be responsible for ensuring that children’s care and development needs are met within placements by undertaking necessary placement management, planning and intervention for both emergency and planned referrals. As a key member within the team you will ensure that our children/young people have a safe, stable environment in which they feel Loved, cared for and are nurtured to reach their full potential.

What we’re looking for

To apply for this position, it is essential you:

• Hold a recognised Social Work qualification
• Have a current Social Work England registration
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have a vehicle
• Are willing to undertake an enhanced DBS
• Have experience in children’s services and foster care delivery
• Willing to participate in an out of hours telephone support system and undertake occasional out of hours/weekend work by attending events, meetings and training
• Share a commitment to Equal Opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children.

Why work for us?

• Generous Annual Leave – 28 days PLUS your Bank Holiday Entitlement
• Birthday Leave – a paid day off for your birthday
• Good Health Days – no sickness in a 6 month period and get an additional day off!
• Refer A Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Platform that provides access to advice and support 24/7
• Day One Auto Enrolment Pension
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Optional Private Healthcare Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Optional Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave/Shared Parental Leave

*Unity Foster Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Everyone is welcome

Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Unity Foster Care strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.

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