A family owned and established IFA require a Team Manager to join their supportive and established staff team, providing support to carers and the Registered Manager across their North East / Yorkshire / North Nottinghamshire region. This role is hybrid / home based but will require some travel to the office in North Notts 1-2 days / week.
You will be supporting a small staff team with a service of approximately 40 children in placement.
You will be / have:
* A qualified social worker
* SWE registered
* Current / recent experience within the fostering sector
* Excellent knowledge of fostering legislation, policies and procedures
* Creativity, drive, and ambition around growing and nurturing a fostering service
* Previous staff support / supervisory experience
* A car owner / driver
Brief overview of role / responsibilities:
* Offer support to the Regional Manager in the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring outstanding practice across the region, and deputise for the Manager as required.
* Provide quality assurance and supervision as required of the assessments of applicants to foster, and other reports as requested, in conjunction with the Regional Manager.
* Undertake the role of panel advisor if required.
* Support the Regional Manager in the ongoing development and delivery of training across the Region.
* Carry out quality assurance audits throughout the Region.
This role is an excellent opportunity to join an established and stable fostering service with a solid reputation with carers and as an employer.
If you are looking for a new challenge and change within your fostering career, then this role should be of interest – it would suit an experienced Fostering Senior Practitioner with experience in staff support/supervision or an experienced Fostering Manager looking for a change and home working flexibility.
Salary is £45,000 + 45ppm, with a fantastic bonus scheme available. There may be scope for some negotiation around salary for an experienced applicant – please enquire.
For further information around the organisation and role, please contact Harriet Connolly on 07740 773499 / harriet@irisresourcing.co.uk
Iris Resourcing is a specialist resourcing partner to the looked after children’s social work sector, with a targeted focus across fostering & adoption. With a focus on permanent recruitment, we work strategically to find the ideal fit, matching experience, skills, and aspirations.
If the above role is not suitable, but you are looking for a move within the sector, please do get in touch, in confidence:
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
* Bonus scheme
Benefits:
* Work from home
Work Location: In person
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