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We are looking for an experienced Supervising Social Worker to join our friendly and supportive Kinship Support Team.

Reward and support

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Between £39,152 - £47,181 per annum subject to experience
• £2,000 retention payment*
• £4,000 welcome payment*
• up to £8,000 relocation policy**
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff)
• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• an in-house Occupational Health service
• employee discount scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities
• access to our Social Work Academy
• Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

*Please note that retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions

**Please note that our relocation policy is subject to terms and conditions

Right child, right support, right time, every time   

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. 

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

About the team

Having recently launched our Kinship Local Offer, this is an exciting time to join the Local Authority and play a key role in shaping and strengthening support for Kinship Foster Carers across the county.

Our Kinship Support Team works closely with carers and children’s social workers to ensure children grow up in safe, stable, and nurturing homes.

The team oversees all private fostering arrangements within the county, an important safeguarding responsibility. This includes regular visits to children and young people to ensure their wellbeing and that placements meet statutory requirements.

About you

You will provide supervision, guidance, and practical support to kinship foster carers, helping them to thrive in their role.

This includes regular visits to children and young people to ensure their wellbeing and that placements meet statutory requirements.

We offer a flexible working approach, including opportunities for home working, which can be discussed further at interview.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that is driving forward positive change in kinship care, we would love to hear from you.

As well as your experience, there are some things we require of you to be successfully appointed to this post:

• a full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children’s)
• to have completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)

How to apply

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Cherrine.Watts@gloucestershire.gov.uk.  

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Company: Gloucestershire County Council

Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum

Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Health

Sector: Social Care

Job Role: Social Worker