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Job Title: Fostering Support Worker
Salary: £23,400
Location: North East
Working Pattern: Part-Time, 20 hours per week, with the need for evening and weekend flexibility.

Unity Foster Care is excited to offer an opportunity for a Fostering Support Worker. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to become part of our team in the North East, covering Teesside, Durham, North Yorkshire and Newcastle.

The Role:

In the role of Fostering Support Worker, you will support foster families and the children or young people in their care, addressing their unique needs. You will provide a comprehensive support service, providing practical assistance and emotional support to families facing temporary or long-term challenges, ensuring that children remain in their placements and are actively engaged. Your duties will be varied, but you will primarily work directly with children and young people.

No specific qualifications are needed for this role; however, candidates should possess a strong foundational education, outstanding communication skills, and experience in working with children and young people. Knowledge of fostering, child safeguarding procedures, the rights of young people, and the Children's Act 1989 is desirable. This position is especially suitable for student social workers, teachers, youth workers, or those in similar professions.

What We're Looking For:

• A full driving licence and willingness to use your own vehicle for work purposes
• Flexibility to work weekends, early mornings, and evenings when necessary
• A positive approach to engaging with children and young people
• Experience in child-centered environments
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• An outgoing, approachable, committed, energetic, fun, and creative personality

Why Work With 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 earns you an additional day off!
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme with a monetary incentive
• Comprehensive employee assistance platform with 24/7 access to advice and support
• 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.

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Job Title: Supervising Social Worker

Location: Leeds

Salary: £32,480 - £37,500 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

*BSN 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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