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Experienced Social Worker required for fostering role in Devon East as advanced practitioner. Exeter., Devon. Long term contracts with rates of pay from £42.00ph. Excellent transport links to M5. Beautiful area close to the coast and vibrant city of Exeter.

Working closely with the Team Manager, you will provide professional guidance and supervision to colleagues within your team. Your role includes supporting your manager with the day-to-day operations of your team and contributing to an effective and efficient service to foster carers.

This is a hands-on role, where you have a smaller number of foster carers to support and supervise. Other duties can include undertaking fostering standards of care concerns or allegation investigations and undertaking the role of foster panel advisor. You will share your knowledge and experience with colleagues, offer mentoring to new workers joining the team and contribute to the improvement work of the service.

Skills and Experience

Our Advanced Social Workers provide a lead social work role within each of our teams, supporting the development of good evidence-based practice.

With substantial post-qualifying experience and the ability to demonstrate that you're working in line with the BASW PCF framework, you will:

Demonstrate the ability to work holistically with foster carers, children in care and our partner agencies.

Have evidence of substantial post-qualifying training and development

Be able to lead improvement and challenge the quality of social care practice in a constructive manner

Champion high standards of professional social work practice

Encourage and support opportunities for reflection and learning, delivering on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to unqualified/alternatively qualified staff, students, and less experienced social workers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to take the next step in their social work career. Fostering is a challenging but incredibly rewarding environment, where you can see first-hand the positive impact our dedicated teams have on the future of Children and Young People in Devon.

You will be Social Work England registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK

As an Eden Brown candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: * Dedicated personal and professional service. * Free DBS check. * CV review service. * Interview advice. * Competitive rates of pay. * Post-placement follow up meetings. * Refer a friend bonus scheme - £200 once we have found them a new role

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3809/ 07800 543 641 or email your CV to:

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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