Team Manager

North East Combined Authority; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly supervision

Annual appraisal

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Hybrid/home working

Job summary

Team Fostering in Middlesbrough is seeking a Team Manager for a part‑time job share. The role leads a fostering team, supports foster families and shapes service delivery across the North East. The post requires travel to other offices and face‑to‑face meetings as needed.

You will manage the development of the fostering service, ensuring high standards, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement to achieve outstanding outcomes for looked after children and young people.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of fostering legislation, safeguarding, National Minimum Standards and fostering practice.
• Experience managing and supervising social work staff in fostering/children's social care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and support to Supervising Social Workers and staff.
• Oversee delivery of a high-quality fostering service, ensuring compliance with legislation and standards.
• Oversee assessment, approval and ongoing support of foster carers, including Form F and fostering panel processes.
• Contribute to regional management, drive service improvement and outcomes for children and young people.
• Liaise with Ofsted, partners, participate in duty rota and ensure responsive fostering service.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Fostering knowledge

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Team Manager

Part‑Time Job Share Opportunity

Middlesbrough

Hybrid Working

Hours: 18.75 hours per week, Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (AM)

Salary Scale: £26,942.81 - £29,024.36

About the Role

This is an exciting part‑time job share opportunity for an experienced manager to join our Outstanding fostering agency and help shape the future of our fostering service across the North East. As Team Manager, you will play a key role in supporting foster families and improving outcomes for children and young people.

This job share opportunity is available to work alongside our current Team Manager, based in our Middlesbrough office. There will be a requirement to travel to our other Team Fostering offices in the North East, Yorkshire & East Midlands and to attend face to face meetings when necessary.

As Team Manager you will be responsible for managing the provision and development of our fostering service in the Northeast region and successfully support and promote new opportunities to enhance our Agency.

Key responsibilities include

• Providing effective leadership, supervision and support to a team of Supervising Social Workers and other social work staff, promoting high standards of practice and professional development.
• Managing the delivery of a high-quality fostering service, ensuring compliance with legislation, National Minimum Standards, agency policies and regulatory requirements.
• Overseeing the assessment, approval and ongoing support of foster carers, including quality assurance of Form F assessments and fostering panel processes.
• Contributing to the strategic development of the agency as a member of the Regional Management Team, supporting service improvement, placement stability and positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Liaising with Ofsted and key partners, participating in the duty rota, and ensuring the continued delivery of a responsive and effective fostering service.

The Successful Candidate

We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader, with a drive to improve outcomes for children and young people. We would welcome applications from skilled social work professionals with experience in fostering and team management who can demonstrate the following:

• Extensive knowledge of fostering legislation, safeguarding, National Minimum Standards and fostering practice.
• Experience of managing and supervising social work staff within a fostering or children’s social care setting.
• Strong leadership, decision-making and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and inspire high performance.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively with carers, colleagues, partner agencies and regulatory bodies.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering outstanding outcomes for children, young people and foster families.

About Team Fostering

Team Fostering is an ethical not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and track record for providing high quality, fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and our commitment to making positive changes for children and young people. Our Northeast Service was graded as Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2025

We offer a blend of home and office-based working arrangements, to support a healthy work-life balance for all our staff.

Team Fostering offer an exceptional range of employee benefits including

• Monthly supervision
• Annual appraisal
• 30 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays
• A blend of home and office working
• A wide range of flexible working arrangements to support a good work life balance
• Flexi time & TOIL
• Company sick pay scheme
• Pension scheme
• Staff loyalty bonus
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous benefits package including retail discount scheme, salary sacrifice schemes
• Life assurance cover
• GP Helpline
• Learning & development opportunities to support your continuous professional development

Team Fostering are wholly committed to our ongoing investment in professional training and development, health and wellbeing for our staff. We are immensely proud of our recognition as a Real Living Wage Foundation Employer, an Investors in People Employer which we have held since 2006, our accreditation as a Mindful Employer and the achievement of our Better Health Award at Continuing Excellence level.

Team Fostering is an equal opportunity and Disability Confident Committed employer that is committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging at work. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.

Team Fostering strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented within the agency.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure

Closing date: 4pm on Monday 7th September 2026

Shortlisting: Week commencing Monday 7th September 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Location: Middlesbrough

Please note if you are shortlisted for interview, we will contact you via the email you have provided. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.