Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 18.5 hours with an option of 18.5 hours on fixed term contract for up to 18 months (37 hours in total)
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £49,764 rising to £52,805 pro rata for part-time
Location: Loxley House, Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG
We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more.
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
About the Role
The Principal Manager will be managing recruitment of foster carers. They will manage all the assessments for new carers as well as the Fostering support team. The manager will work closely with Foster For East Midlands and the D2N2 recruitment hub to increase applications. The manager will need to have oversight of all recruitment activity and ensure we are progressing events and applications in a timely manner. The role will also entail some supervision and managing supervising social workers.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England
2. Experience of fostering regulations and national minimum standards
3. Knowledge of recruitment and marketing activity
4. Demonstrated effective leadership and motivational skills, ensuring good communication within the service, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and service user focus that delivers good outcomes for children
5. Detailed knowledge of National Standards and Fostering Regulations 2011 and the Children's Act 2002
6. Develop and implement Quality Assurance Systems in order to quality assure the standard of assessments for Fostering Panels
This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
The role requires you to participate in the on-call rota.
For informal enquiries, please contact Audrey Taylor, Service Manager, by email at audrey.taylor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: Friday 14th February 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 25th February 2025
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