Fostering Practice Leader: Innovation & Permanence

Salford; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford Children’s Services is seeking an ambitious Fostering Practice Manager to lead a portfolio of specialist fostering and SGO permanence services. You will provide strong operational leadership and shape innovative models of care for foster carers, children and families.

You will drive development across Focus Project Specialist Fostering, Enhanced Carers and Therapeutic Care, embedding trauma-informed practice and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Have substantial experience in children's social care, with knowledge of fostering, kinship or permanence services.
• Have experience of managing and developing teams and delivering service improvement.
• Understand fostering legislation, regulations, SGO requirements and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Be an effective leader who can motivate staff, manage change and develop innovative services.
• Demonstrate strong partnership-working skills and a commitment to relationship-based, child-centred and trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance and operational delivery for Focus Project Specialist Fostering, Enhanced Carers and Therapeutic Care, and SGO/permanence pathways.
• Develop and recruit Focus carers; strengthen training, supervision and support to improve placement stability.
• Embed trauma-informed and therapeutic practice to reflect children’s needs across fostering services.
• Provide leadership and oversight of SGO assessments and post-order support pathways into permanency.

Job description

Salford Children’s Services is seeking an ambitious Fostering Practice Manager to lead a portfolio of specialist fostering and SGO permanence services. You will provide strong operational leadership and shape innovative models of care for foster carers, children and families.

You will drive development across Focus Project Specialist Fostering, Enhanced Carers and Therapeutic Care, embedding trauma-informed practice and safeguarding.