Social Worker

Within the Fostering Service, we have responsibility for the Mockingbird project and are looking to employ a part time Supervising Social Worker in the Mockingbird Support and Development team. Walsall are accredited Mockingbird fostering providers, an innovative way of delivering foster care using an extended family model which provides sleepovers, peer support, regular joint planning, training and social activities. You will support, develop and supervise a mixed caseload of mainstream, Connected and carers some of whom will be in Mockingbird constellations. You will at times be offering supervision and training to foster families within the constellation working closely with the Mockingbird manager and hub carers to sustain and develop the Mockingbird Family model in Walsall. You will have the opportunity to work creatively and closely with a small group of foster carers and children., Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas

You will need to be social work qualified, registered with Social Work England, familiar with the TSD standards and have a comprehensive knowledge of fostering regulations and legislation. We are looking for someone with experience, enthusiasm, and a commitment to developing both individual and groups of carers. You must have good communication skills and be able to promote the Mockingbird model, at both a strategic and practical level., This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development., Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.

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