Team manager |Fostering Recruitment |Hackney | £45 ph

Community Care Live; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated consultant

Wide job network

Payroll service

DBS & compliance

Referral bonus £500

Job summary

Community Care Live in Hackney, London is seeking an experienced Fostering Recruitment Team Manager to join the Children’s Services team. This role leads and develops fostering recruitment, oversees campaigns and the assessment/approval of prospective foster carers, and builds strong internal and external partnerships.

You will supervise staff, monitor performance against targets and standards, and drive service improvements to keep the needs and safety of children at the heart of delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Fostering Recruitment Team, providing supervision, guidance and support to staff.
• Oversee fostering recruitment strategies and campaigns to attract prospective foster carers.
• Ensure timely assessment, preparation and approval of prospective foster carers.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, external agencies and partner organisations.
• Monitor team performance, ensuring targets, service standards and quality assurance requirements are met.
• Promote a child-centred approach, ensuring the needs, safety and welfare of children remain at the heart of service delivery.

Job description

Team manager needed for our Fostering Recruitment team in Hackney, paying £45 ph!

Location

Hackney, London

Salary

£45ph

Contract Type

Full-time, Temporary

Role Overview

We are currently seeking an experienced Fostering Recruitment Team Manager to join the London Borough of Hackney's Children's Services team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social care professional with strong leadership and management skills to lead and develop fostering recruitment services, ensuring the recruitment, assessment and approval of high-quality foster carers to meet the needs of children and young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Fostering Recruitment Team, providing effective supervision, guidance and support to staff.


• Oversee fostering recruitment strategies and campaigns to attract prospective foster carers.


• Ensure the timely and effective assessment, preparation and approval of prospective foster carers.


• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, external agencies and partner organisations.


• Monitor team performance, ensuring targets, service standards and quality assurance requirements are met.


• Promote a child-centred approach, ensuring the needs, safety and welfare of children remain at the heart of service delivery.


• Drive service improvements and contribute to the development of fostering recruitment processes and strategies.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant


• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK


• Prompt and reliable payroll


• Free DBS and compliance service


• £500 referral fee