Team Manager – Fostering - Recruitment and Assessment Team
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
At Dudley MBC we’re recruiting for a third Team Manager to join our dynamic Fostering Service which is committed to delivering high quality support and supervision to our Foster Carers and the children that they look after. The service is based at Corbyn Road in Dudley, which has the advantage of ample free parking.
Dudley Fostering Service is dedicated to recruiting and assessing the very best Carers to provide a warm and loving home for our children in care, both mainstream and connected.
In this post you will report directly to the Service Manager for Fostering. You will also be part of a supportive management team within a restorative local authority that is committed to the training and development of its social work practitioners.
Your Responsibilities:
* Manage a team of 7 FTE Social Workers, one of whom has responsibility for Private Fostering
* Oversee 1 Recruitment and Retention/Marketing Officer
Your team completes joint viability assessments for connected carers with the children’s social workers, as well as full connected persons assessments. The team is also responsible for recruitment and assessment of mainstream foster carers and has successfully increased our recruitment in this area in the last year. You and your team work closely with the two Fostering Support Teams.
As a Team Manager you will provide regular welfare and case supervision to the practitioners within your team. You will also have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities both in house and via our Centre for Professional Practice.
Minimum Requirements:
As manager of this team you must be a qualified social worker with previous management experience or management ability. Previous experience of working with foster carers and fostering assessments is desirable.
Application Process:
Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy. If you require support completing an online or paper application form or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk .
If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk .
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Note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.
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