Childrens Team Manager - Fostering support

Remedy Recruitment Group; Tameside; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal consultant

Top-tier supplier

Referral bonus

Weekly payroll

Job summary

Remedy Recruitment Group are supporting Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in finding an Interim Children's Team Manager to lead the Fostering Support, Supervision and Assessments Service. You will oversee Supervising Social Workers and drive high-quality practice for foster carers and children.

The role requires senior social work leadership, balancing operational oversight with strategy, safeguarding, care planning and continuous service improvement, working with partners to achieve

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing fostering and children's social care teams.
• Ability to supervise and assess foster carers and provide support.
• Strong skills in quality assurance, auditing and performance management.
• Experience in workforce development, supervision and coaching.
• Expertise in safeguarding, care planning and achieving positive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership and management

Foster carer supervision

Quality assurance

Workforce development

Safeguarding

Strategic service development

Job description

Our client Tameside metropolitan borough council is looking for a Children's Team Manager to join their Fostering support, supervision and assessments service.

Tameside are seeking a passionate and driven Interim Team Manager to lead the Fostering Support, Supervision and Assessments Service, providing strong leadership to Supervising Social Workers and ensuring the delivery of high-quality support to foster carers and children. The role requires an experienced social work manager who can balance operational oversight with strategic leadership, driving service improvement, quality assurance, and excellent outcomes for children and families.

The applicant will need to have expertise and confidence in the following areas:

• Leadership and management of fostering and children's social care teams.
• Foster carer support, supervision and assessment.
• Quality assurance, auditing and performance management.
• Workforce development, supervision and coaching.
• Safeguarding, care planning and achieving positive outcomes for children.
• Strategic service development and partnership working.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.