18.75 hours per week
Part time – 2.5 days per week
Due to further expansion in the Kinship & Permanence team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly and dynamic Kinship & Permanence team.
As a team, we are passionate about achieving stable, loving, long-term homes for children and young people. We achieve this through the completion of high-quality assessments and the provision of comprehensive support packages for kinship carers, including whenever possible achieving permanence for children and their carers by attaining a Special Guardianship Order at the earliest opportunity.
We are seeking someone to join our team who shares our passion for kinship care and are suitably qualified, experienced and knowledgeable in completing well-evidenced and robust Connected Persons and Special Guardianship assessments and Support Plans, in accordance with the regulatory requirements and presenting them to Foster Panel and Court in a timely manner. Alongside completing assessments, the role will include providing support, advice and guidance to kinship carers as well as identifying training and learning opportunities and commissioning specialist services when needed. We have dedicated reunification and placement support workers and a therapeutic service that sits within the fostering service that are easily accessible.
In this rewarding role you will be committed to and able to evidence your experience of working with kinship carers, children/young people and their families in a strength-based and compassionate way. As a Supervising Social Worker, you can expect to be working closely with Managers, other social work teams, legal department and liaising with other professionals such as education, health and housing. A proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships in a multi-agency environment through excellent communication will support a successful application.
Your role will also include supporting the Kinship Team and fostering service in a wider context of undertaking Duty as part of a rota system and being part of our kinship service and fostering events that we hold throughout the year.
You will be encouraged to contribute to the development of the service through communication and consultation with kinship carers and the children and young people in their care on how they experience our service. Attending Team meetings, Team Develop and training days - join us and you will work in a rewarding, learning environment where staff feel valued and respected.
To support you in this exciting and rewarding role, you will receive a robust induction, regular reflective supervision as well as professional encouragement to access training and development opportunities to support you in your role and own professional development. Whilst we are a Signs of Safety Local Authority, previous training and experience of the model is not a requirement as we provide favourable training and a dedicated officer to support the teams to integrate the model into their everyday working arrangements.
We understand that social workers undertake challenging, yet rewarding, duties every day and as a local authority we value the resilience and passion demonstrated on a regular basis by our teams.
- We operate a convenient flexible working and hybrid working model, allowing you to maximise your time in line with your personal priorities.
- We are committed to promoting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, and provide you access to a free Employee Assistance Programme which includes a confidential 24/7 counselling line and support specialists.
- As a valued member of staff, you will have access to a generous pension scheme and exclusive discounts and rewards.
- A monthly Health and Wellbeing newsletter with various initiatives and strategies to raise awareness and encourage a healthy workplace for you and your team.
The Kinship and Permanence Team is co-located with the General Fostering and Placements Team, Care Experienced Children and 15+ teams to enable effective collaborative working, based in the Civic Offices. We are a team of 16.5 staff comprising of Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Senior Practitioner, Supervising Social Workers, Reunification Support Workers, a Social Work Assistant, as well as having dedicated Business Support staff. We are a forward thinking, creative, supportive, and friendly team who are passionate about kinship care, if you share our passion we would love to hear from you and you can expect a warm welcome when you join us.
If you are interested in this role and have any questions, or wish to speak to or meet the team, please contact Amanda Fraser, Team Manager on 01656 642294 or email amanda.fraser@bridgend.gov.uk.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.
Closing Date: 29 July 2026
Shortlisting Date: 30 July 2026
Interview Date: 07 August 2026
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