Team Manager

National Fostering Group; Blaby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fostering organization in Blaby is seeking a Team Manager to ensure high-quality services for children and foster carers. This role requires a current registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory council, strong communication skills, and experience in fostering services. Join a supportive team focused on positive outcomes for children and young people.

Benefits

Up to 39 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Pension scheme options

Mental health support services

Flexible Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Recent experience in fostering and services for children.
• Experience in line management.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager in delivering high quality service.
• Ensure regulatory and company requirements are met.
• Contribute to strategic development of the region.

Skills

Strong written communication

Strong verbal communication

Good IT skills

Flexible and adaptable approach

Education

Current registration with relevant Social Work regulatory council

Experience in fostering services

Job description

This post is pivotal in supporting the Registered Manager in delivering a high quality service for children, young people and foster carers. The Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that, regulatory, national minimum standards and company requirements are met so that we and achieve outstanding performance.>

The Team Manager also works closely with other colleagues and fulfils specific responsibilities in relation to foster carer recruitment and assessment, referrals and placements and foster carer learning.

The post holder also contributes to the strategic development and successful expansion of the Region through child and carer focused projects.

You must hold a current registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory council (e.g Social Work England/Wales, NISCC, SSSC) and have recent experience in fostering and services for children with good working knowledge of the regulatory framework, plus some previous experience in a line management.

Ideally you will have experience in performance targets and developing services to meet organisational objectives. You will be a strong written and verbal communicator with good IT skills, a flexible and adaptable approach and able to travel to support the growth of the region.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Manager to join our well established team at Jay Fostering in Leicester. We want someone who places a focus on the positive outcomes of our children and young people. This is your chance to join a supportive, caring and high achieving team at Jay.

About the Group

We have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025! 83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either 'Outstanding' or 'Good' which we are extremely proud of.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks
• And a market‑leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
  • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
  • 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
  • Cycle to Work Schemes
  • Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.