Supervising Social Worker – Fostering
Location: Northamptonshire (Hybrid – One Angel Square)
Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour Umbrella
Contract Type: Temporary / Agency
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 25/05/2026
End Date: 28/08/2026

Seven Resourcing is recruiting for an experienced Supervising Social Worker (Fostering) to join a Corporate Parenting Service within Northamptonshire. This is a hybrid role providing sickness cover within a busy fostering team.

We are seeking a qualified Social Worker with strong post-qualifying experience in children’s services, fostering, and statutory social work practice. The role involves supervising foster carers, supporting looked after children, and ensuring safe and stable placements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise a caseload of approved foster carers
• Provide regular supervision, support, and guidance to foster carers
• Undertake assessments of children and their families
• Carry out home visits to children and foster families
• Work closely with the Placements Team to support appropriate placements
• Deliver interventions to address identified needs and safeguarding concerns
• Review and evaluate effectiveness of social work interventions
• Maintain accurate and timely case recordings in line with statutory requirements
• Support the wellbeing and stability of looked after children
• Engage in direct work with children and families to build strong relationships
• Participate in duty systems and respond to placement needs when required
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, legislation, and local authority procedures

Requirements:

• Social Work qualification (Degree or equivalent)
• Social Work England registration
• Minimum 3 years post-qualifying experience within an English local authority (essential)
• Experience in fostering, looked after children, or children’s services
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and statutory social work experience
• Experience supervising foster carers and managing caseloads
• Strong assessment, communication, and report writing skills

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