Team Manager - Fostering - Devon

Eden Brown Synergy; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Eden Brown Synergy is recruiting a Team Manager to lead the Fostering Team in Devon, delivering high-quality assessment and support services for carers and children. The role sits in a hybrid pattern with Exeter as the base, offering a contract position and professional leadership within statutory duties.

The successful candidate will oversee a team of social workers and practitioners, drive service delivery improvements, and collaborate with multi-agency partners to meet children’s needs while

Qualifikationen

• Social Work England registration required.
• Experience leading fostering/assessment teams.
• Eligible to reside and work in the UK.

Aufgaben

• Lead and manage the Fostering team, overseeing day to day support and assessments.
• Ensure the provision of high quality support services for carers, families, and private fostering arrangements.
• Manage a team of social workers and family practitioners.
• Work closely with social work teams, families, carers, and multi-agency partners.
• Oversee assessments of needs and support plans for carers and families.
• Manage resources and budgets effectively.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Social work leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder collaboration

Ausbildung

Social Work England registration

Jobbeschreibung

Team manager required for work within the Fostering Team in Devon.

This is an exciting opportunity with excellent rates of pay up to £40.00ph. 3 month contract but likely reviewed. Flexible hybrid working arrangements. Office base: Exeter

We are looking for a dedicated and motivated manager to lead our Assessment & Kinship Fostering team.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to lead our Fostering team. As a manager, you will oversee the provision of support services for fostering assessments, ensuring that children and young people in these arrangements receive high quality support. Your leadership will be essential in managing service delivery, implementing development of the team, and ensuring statutory duties are undertaken.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Fostering team, overseeing day to day support and assessments.
• Ensure the provision of high quality support services for carers, families, and private fostering arrangements.
• Manage a team of social workers and family practitioners.
• Work closely with the social work teams, families, carers, and multi agency partners to ensure childrens needs are met and that support services are accessible.
• Oversee assessments of needs and support plans for carers and families.
• Manage resources and budgets effectively.

About you:

Advocating for the children and young people of Devon, you will model social work practice that is of a high standard and in line with statutory obligations. You will champion restorative practice and encourage a collaborative culture, where opportunities for reflection and learning are supported.

You will be Social Work England registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.