Fostering Services Team Lead - Hybrid

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Knowsley; Hybride; GBP 55 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary and generous packag

Hybrid working arrangements

Leadership development programmes

Reflective supervision and CPD

Generous annual leave entitlement

Career progression opportunities

Résumé du poste

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced and ambitious Team Manager to lead our Fostering Service, guiding a team of supervising social workers and ensuring high-quality outcomes for looked after children.

You will champion relationship-based practice with foster carers, children and families, drive service improvement, oversee assessments and reviews, and ensure compliance with fostering regulations and national standards.

Qualifications

• Is registered with Social Work England.
• Substantial experience within fostering, permanence, looked after children or related children's social care services.
• Experience supervising, developing and supporting social work practitioners.

Responsabilités

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of supervising social workers.
• Provide effective management oversight, supervision and support to staff.
• Drive high-quality fostering practice that delivers positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Champion relationship-based practice with foster carers, children and families.
• Oversee foster carer assessments, reviews, support, supervision, planning and working within court directed timescales.
• Ensure the service meets statutory responsibilities, fostering regulations, national minimum standards and quality assurance requirements.
• Promote placement stability, permanence planning and positive experiences for children in care.
• Support foster carer recruitment, development and retention.
• Build effective partnerships with children, carers, families and multi-agency professionals.
• Contribute to service development, innovation and the continued improvement of Knowsley Children's Services.

Connaissances

Leadership

Social work knowledge

Risk management

Relationship building

Decision making

Formation

Social Work England registration

Description du poste

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced and ambitious Team Manager to lead our Fostering Service, guiding a team of supervising social workers and ensuring high-quality outcomes for looked after children.

You will champion relationship-based practice with foster carers, children and families, drive service improvement, oversee assessments and reviews, and ensure compliance with fostering regulations and national standards.