National Fostering Group
Location
Leicestershire | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Title: Fostering Team Manager
Location: Jay Fostering – Leicester
Contract: Permanent / Full Time
Salary: £45,000 - £47,000 dependent on experience (plus £3,000 car allowance)
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Manager to join our well-established agency Jay Fostering in Leicester. We are a medium sized agency currently supporting 152 children and young people and 88 foster carers across the Leicestershire area. Our agency was rated by Ofsted as ‘Good’.
About the Group
We are part of the National Fostering Group – the UK’s largest independent fostering family.
Our highly skilled and dedicated fostering community supports Local Authorities by providing short or long-term foster placements for thousands of vulnerable children and teenagers throughout the UK. Almost all our 33 regional fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’or ‘Good’ , it is perhaps not surprising that more people choose to foster with our fostering agencies than any other fostering provider in the UK.
About the Role
This post is pivotal in supporting the Registered Manager in delivering a high-quality service for children and young people, and foster carers.
The Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that legislative, regulatory, national minimum standards and company requirements are met so that we maintain and achieve outstanding performance.
The Team Manager also works closely with other colleagues and fulfils specific responsibilities in relation to foster carer recruitment and assessment, referrals and placements, foster carer learning and development of our fostering panel. The post holder also contributes to the strategic development and successful expansion of the Region through child and carer focused projects.
Who we are looking for
You must hold a current registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory council (e.g Social Work England/Wales, NISCC, SSSC) and have recent experience in fostering and services for children with good working knowledge of the regulatory framework, plus some previous experience in a line management position.
Ideally you will have experience in achieving performance targets and developing services to meet organisational objectives. You will be a strong written and verbal communicator with good IT skills, a flexible and adaptable approach and able to travel to support the growth of the region.
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes a handful of our offerings:
Plus so much more physical and mental health benefits for you to choose from!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
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Salary
£45k - £47k per annum
