Orange Grove Fostercare

Supervising Social Worker - Orange Grove Contract type: Full-Time Salary: Up to £39,000 (dependent on experience) Contract term: 12 Month Fixed Term Maternity Cover Hours: 37 hours per week Office Location: Northwest Start Date: March 2026 Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days Annual Leave (rising to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme, Medical Cash Plan About Us Orange Grove was founded in 1996 by two social workers who understood that strong relationships held the key to successful fostering. As with all families, relationships matter. They provide a stable platform for growth, which is why we commit time, effort, and resources into nurturing them constantly. We do this for the children in our care by getting to know them and providing a safe and positive family environment. We do it for our foster parents by treating them individually and tailoring our support to their needs. And we take care to build strong and positive relationships with local authorities and our other partners, so we can all work effectively together. This has been at the heart of our philosophy ever since we were first set up over 20 years ago. The Role Orange Grove Fostercare Northwest are currently seeking a qualified and experienced Social Worker who is enthusiastic, committed, and has an appreciation of the role of the foster parent and their skills. We ask our Social Workers to take a collaborative approach with foster parents in order to promote meaningful and relevant supervision of placements. To have experience of working with foster parents as professional colleagues and working within a multi-discipline arena is essential, as is holding a full driving licence, being a confident driver, willing and able to travel across the North West with unrestricted access to your own car. This is a demanding position that includes both a quality assurance role to maintain high standards and a training role for prospective and current foster parents. You will be an excellent report writer and able to work to strict deadlines. You will be involved in the recruitment, training, and supervision of Foster Parents and promoting the welfare of children placed with Orange Grove Fostercare. Requirements Hold a Social Work England, qualification in Social Work or equivalent, and be registered with Social Work England. Experience of working within fostering. A comprehensive working knowledge of all fostering regulations, child care law, and safeguarding legislation Excellent communication skills A commitment to high-quality practice, which may include occasional working after 17.00pm and weekends. Being part of an Out of Hours rota for the Northwest region (phone contact / sign posting) Good IT skills and understanding / use of Microsoft, outlook and databases / systems. Responsibilities Direct support of foster parents with a realistic caseload which enables a high level of supervision Provide regular supervision to allocated foster parents, enabling and monitoring their practice and ensuring their compliance with regulatory standards To work in partnership with children, young people and foster parents and other professionals, local authorities, and stakeholders, enabling full participation in meetings, decision making, to include child protection. Have a full driving licence and unrestricted access to your own vehicle Be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check (cost will be met by Orange Grove Fostercare) Orange Grove Fostercare is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Orange Grove Fostercare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment PandoLogic. Category:Personal Care,

Principal Social Worker - Fostering Location: Warrington Salary: £39,000 - £46,000 Per Annum, Dependent Upon Experience Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan About Us Orange Grove was founded in 1996 by two social workers who understood that strong relationships held the key to successful fostering. As with all families, relationships matter, they provide a stable platform for growth, which is why we commit time, effort and resources into nurturing them constantly. We do this for the children in our care, and foster families, by getting to know them, treating them individually and tailoring support to their needs. We value our staff and take care to build strong and positive relationships with local authorities and our other partners, so we can all work effectively together. This has been at the heart of our philosophy since we were established some 30 years ago. Requirements Orange Grove North West is currently seeking a qualified and experienced social worker with considerable experience of working with Children Looked After and foster parents. The successful applicant should have a good understanding of the relevant Legislation, Regulations and Fostering Standards. Supervisory or management experience, within a social work setting, is desirable, to support and promote the effective functioning of the Registration You will need strong leadership skills, a desire to make a difference and the ability to work autonomously, whilst working effectively as part of a team. Safeguarding knowledge is paramount and you will need to be able to demonstrate this throughout the role. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to build, maintain and develop positive working relationships with children / young people, foster parents and differing professionals to include colleagues internal and external to the Agency. There is also a requirement that you are able to work occasional evenings and weekends, where required, to meet the needs of the Agency. Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent Experience of working with children and young people, to include Children Looked After. A comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation that supports Fostering and Children Looked After. A full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car Responsibilities To support and deputise for the Registered Manager, as needed. To supervise team members, as determined by the Registered Manager Support, supervise and promote foster parents to reach their full potential. Monitor, promote and ensure compliance with foster parents and staff. To work in partnership with children, young people, foster parents, applicants and other professionals, internal and external to the Agency, to ensure safeguarding and positive outcomes for children are paramount. If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a highly motivated and experienced Team, who are passionate about the best outcomes for children and young people, please get in touch. For an informal discussion please contact Heather Sheridan - Registered Manager on . No Agency applications please as this is a permanent post. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Orange Grove. Orange Grove is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Orange Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment PandoLogic. Category:Social Services,

Principal Social Worker - Fostering Location: Warrington Salary: £39,000 - £46,000 Per Annum, Dependent Upon Experience Benefits: £3,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan About Us Orange Grove was founded in 1996 by two social workers who understood that strong relationships held the key to successful fostering. As with all families, relationships matter, they provide a stable platform for growth, which is why we commit time, effort and resources into nurturing them constantly. We do this for the children in our care, and foster families, by getting to know them, treating them individually and tailoring support to their needs. We value our staff and take care to build strong and positive relationships with local authorities and our other partners, so we can all work effectively together. This has been at the heart of our philosophy since we were established some 30 years ago. Requirements Orange Grove North West is currently seeking a qualified and experienced social worker with considerable experience of working with Children Looked After and foster parents. The successful applicant should have a good understanding of the relevant Legislation, Regulations and Fostering Standards. Supervisory or management experience, within a social work setting, is desirable, to support and promote the effective functioning of the Registration You will need strong leadership skills, a desire to make a difference and the ability to work autonomously, whilst working effectively as part of a team. Safeguarding knowledge is paramount and you will need to be able to demonstrate this throughout the role. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to build, maintain and develop positive working relationships with children / young people, foster parents and differing professionals to include colleagues internal and external to the Agency. There is also a requirement that you are able to work occasional evenings and weekends, where required, to meet the needs of the Agency. Hold a Social Care England recognised qualification in Social Work or equivalent Experience of working with children and young people, to include Children Looked After. A comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation that supports Fostering and Children Looked After. A full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car Responsibilities To support and deputise for the Registered Manager, as needed. To supervise team members, as determined by the Registered Manager Support, supervise and promote foster parents to reach their full potential. Monitor, promote and ensure compliance with foster parents and staff. To work in partnership with children, young people, foster parents, applicants and other professionals, internal and external to the Agency, to ensure safeguarding and positive outcomes for children are paramount. If you are looking for an opportunity to be part of a highly motivated and experienced Team, who are passionate about the best outcomes for children and young people, please get in touch. For an informal discussion please contact Heather Sheridan - Registered Manager on . No Agency applications please as this is a permanent post. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Orange Grove. Orange Grove is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Orange Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment PandoLogic. Category:Social Services,

Administrator - Part Time 3 Days Per Week Salary: £25,210.25 Full Time Equivalent Location: Office Based - Stone Hours: 24 hours per Week - 3 days Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave increasing to 35 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance and Employee Discount Scheme, (all benefits would be pro-rated) About Us Orange Grove was founded in 1996 by two social workers who understood that strong relationships held the key to successful fostering. As with all families, relationships matter. They provide a stable platform for growth, which is why we commit time, effort and resources into nurturing them constantly. We do this for the children in our care by getting to know them and providing a safe and positive family environment. We do it for our foster parents by treating them individually and tailoring our support to their needs. And we take care to build strong and positive relationships with local authorities. We are currently looking to recruit a Part-Time Administrator to provide an administrative support service to our fostering team. The role will involve working within the Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards, maintaining databases and electronic filing systems, managing fostering paperwork and forms as well as general ad hoc administration. The post holder will also be expected to provide a meet and greet service, set up meetings, and take minutes for a variety of staff, foster parent and professional meetings. It is essential that applicants have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and a warm, confident personality. Role Responsibilities (including but not limited to) To provide a comprehensive day to day administrative service for the office team to include: Maintaining electronic and paper files Maintaining databases Producing professionally written emails and letters Processing incoming and outgoing post Photocopying Brochure/standard form production Message taking and signposting Management of petty cash and processing of invoices / expenses Organise meetings To support the social work team with data collection, recording, filing and auditing To receive visitors To build up and maintain a supportive relationship with foster parents, as the post holder will be one of the first points of contact within the office To liaise with Local Authority social workers To take minutes of monthly meetings for foster parents and distribute to relevant personnel To carry out statutory checks and take up references on prospective foster parents To maintain accurate databases/registers of all referrals and children placed To provide information from these databases to the Registered Manager as required To be responsible for the smooth running of the office premises under the direction of the Registered Manager To order stationary and receive orders To maintain a database of children's birthdays and send out cards to children To be responsible for the maintenance of all office equipment To attend regular team meetings To represent and promote the Orange Grove at every opportunity To make constructive use of supervision and work closely with team members to enhance personal and team developments Requirements Educated to GCSE level with grades A-C in Mathematics, English A good working knowledge of Databases, Microsoft Office Suite (which will be tested at interview) Proven experience of working in an administrative role, ideally within a child-centred/caring environment is a pre-requisite for this post Proven experience of taking accurate minutes Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workloads to meet deadlines and service requirements Good communication skills (phone/writing) Ability to manage conflict effectively, be solution focused To be able to contribute to team working and to develop good working relationships Ability to manage workload and work autonomously The ability to demonstrate professionalism and diplomacy and to represent Orange Grove Fostercare at all times Interviews may take place over Microsoft Teams or in person at our office based in Stone. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Orange Grove. Orange Grove is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Orange Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. PandoLogic. Category:Administrative,

Administrator - Part Time 3 Days Per Week Salary: £25,210.25 Full Time Equivalent Location: Office Based - Stone Hours: 24 hours per Week - 3 days Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave increasing to 35 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance and Employee Discount Scheme, (all benefits would be pro-rated) About Us Orange Grove was founded in 1996 by two social workers who understood that strong relationships held the key to successful fostering. As with all families, relationships matter. They provide a stable platform for growth, which is why we commit time, effort and resources into nurturing them constantly. We do this for the children in our care by getting to know them and providing a safe and positive family environment. We do it for our foster parents by treating them individually and tailoring our support to their needs. And we take care to build strong and positive relationships with local authorities. We are currently looking to recruit a Part-Time Administrator to provide an administrative support service to our fostering team. The role will involve working within the Fostering Regulations and National Minimum Standards, maintaining databases and electronic filing systems, managing fostering paperwork and forms as well as general ad hoc administration. The post holder will also be expected to provide a meet and greet service, set up meetings, and take minutes for a variety of staff, foster parent and professional meetings. It is essential that applicants have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and a warm, confident personality. Role Responsibilities (including but not limited to) To provide a comprehensive day to day administrative service for the office team to include: Maintaining electronic and paper files Maintaining databases Producing professionally written emails and letters Processing incoming and outgoing post Photocopying Brochure/standard form production Message taking and signposting Management of petty cash and processing of invoices / expenses Organise meetings To support the social work team with data collection, recording, filing and auditing To receive visitors To build up and maintain a supportive relationship with foster parents, as the post holder will be one of the first points of contact within the office To liaise with Local Authority social workers To take minutes of monthly meetings for foster parents and distribute to relevant personnel To carry out statutory checks and take up references on prospective foster parents To maintain accurate databases/registers of all referrals and children placed To provide information from these databases to the Registered Manager as required To be responsible for the smooth running of the office premises under the direction of the Registered Manager To order stationary and receive orders To maintain a database of children's birthdays and send out cards to children To be responsible for the maintenance of all office equipment To attend regular team meetings To represent and promote the Orange Grove at every opportunity To make constructive use of supervision and work closely with team members to enhance personal and team developments Requirements Educated to GCSE level with grades A-C in Mathematics, English A good working knowledge of Databases, Microsoft Office Suite (which will be tested at interview) Proven experience of working in an administrative role, ideally within a child-centred/caring environment is a pre-requisite for this post Proven experience of taking accurate minutes Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workloads to meet deadlines and service requirements Good communication skills (phone/writing) Ability to manage conflict effectively, be solution focused To be able to contribute to team working and to develop good working relationships Ability to manage workload and work autonomously The ability to demonstrate professionalism and diplomacy and to represent Orange Grove Fostercare at all times Interviews may take place over Microsoft Teams or in person at our office based in Stone. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Orange Grove. Orange Grove is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Orange Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. PandoLogic. Category:Administrative,