Team Manager

National Fostering Group; Elland; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Bonus schemes

Generous pension salary sacrifice

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Job summary

National Fostering Group is seeking a Fostering Team Manager regionally based in West Yorkshire. The role manages a team, supports the Registered Manager, and ensures high-quality services for children and foster carers.

It involves recruitment, assessments, referrals and placements, with a focus on meeting regulatory standards and driving regional growth. The position is full-time, permanent, based in West Yorkshire with travel to support regional development, and includes a competitive salary

Qualifications

• Must hold a current registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory council (e.g. Social Work England/Wales, NISCC, SSSC).
• Experience in fostering and services for children with good working knowledge of regulatory framework.

Responsibilities

• Support the Registered Manager to deliver a high quality service for children, young people and foster carers.
• Lead and manage a team, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company requirements.
• Involve in foster carer recruitment, assessment, referrals and placements, and carer learning.

Skills

Communication

IT skills

Leadership

Travel ability

Job description

• Bonus schemes

Job Title: Fostering Team Manager

Location: Regionally based covering West Yorkshire

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: £44,000 - £48,000 dependent on experience (+ £3,000 car allowance)

If you really want to make your mark in a developing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Manager to join our well established team at NFA North in Elland. 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 Reach Out Care.

About The Group

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!

88% 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!

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.

About The Role

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 legislative, regulatory, national minimum standards and company requirements are met so that we maintain 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.

Who we are looking for

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 achieving 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.

But What Else Is In It For You? Your Health And Wellbeing Are Important To Us, So You’ll Get An Exceptional Reward Package Including

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• Bonus schemes
• Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance

Benefits

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you. Just some of the things on offer:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options
• Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme
• Tech benefit

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.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

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