Job Title: Supervising Social Worker Location: Home Based / Regionally covering West Midlands Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week Salary: up to£39,400 per annum + £3000 car allowance The role A wonderful opportunity to join Childcare Bureau; an Ofsted Outstanding fostering agency (2023). As a member of our small highly experienced team, you will understand the life-changing potential of a safe and supportive home life. You will play akey role in helping vulnerable children and young people find a foster home that can transform their future. You will supervise and advise foster families, and make sure that both carers and children have the support they need to thrive. You will visit homes and keep in touch with both carers andyoung people, becoming an essential point of contact for and helping our carers to deliver the best possible outcomes. Childcare Bureau has a strong learning culture; a supportive reflective environment in which to support you to professionally develop. Being part of the National Fostering Group, you will have access to a wider range of support services including our clinical team to identify and make available the right kinds of support to our families and young people with clinicians who specialise in working with children and young people who have experienced complex trauma. As a key teammember in one of our local fostering agencies, you will make sure that our children and young people are safe and secure, that they are well looked after, and that our high standards are consistently maintained. Through your passion and commitment, you will inspire carers to grow in confidence andachieve their potential, with a real impact on the children they care for. Who we are looking for You will be passionate about building incredible lives for children, and helping foster carers be the best they can be. You will be confident and creative, with either a BA or MA degree in social work and an energetic and open-minded approach. You will also need to be registered with Social Work England and hold a full driving licence. Carers and children will be relying on you to create supportive, nurturing relationships, so you will need to show that you’ve had previous social work experience, with a record of working with young people who have a history of trauma with a clear understanding of a therapeutic parenting approach. But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including: * Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days) * Life Assurance * Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions * “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including: * A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits * 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad * Cycle to Work Schemes * Electric Car Purchase Scheme * Critical illness cover This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fostering agency who place the outcomes of the children and young people at the heart of everything we do, where we ensure you are well supportedand have the opportunity to professionally develop within an environment that promotes a positive work /life balance. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer Job Vacancy ID: (phone number