Job Description

Job Title: Supervising Social Worker - Fostering
Location: Wolverhampton (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: £38,000 to £42,000 per annum

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Join a dedicated fostering team committed to empowering carers to create safe, nurturing, and inspiring homes for young people.

Liquid Personnel is looking for a Supervising Social Worker who will play a vital role in delivering a high-quality fostering service that champions the best outcomes for children. In this role, you’ll:

• Provide ongoing support and supervision to foster carers
• Manage your own caseload with professionalism and care
• Uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and child-centred practice

If you’re ready to be part of a team that values compassion, collaboration, and excellence—we’d love to hear from you.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will,

• Support & Supervision: Recruit, assess, and supervise foster carers, providing regular guidance, training, and development support.
• Child-Centred Practice: Attend placement planning meetings, contribute to care plans, and ensure children’s voices are heard.
• Quality & Compliance: Complete assessments, reviews, and statutory checks, and present reports to the Fostering Panel.
• Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work closely with local authorities, schools, and health professionals to ensure joined-up support.

Benefits:

• Purpose-driven work that transforms lives
• Supportive, inclusive team culture
• Ongoing CPD and career development
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in fostering or children’s services.
• Strong assessment, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding and continuous professional development.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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