Team Manager – Fostering

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Full time
Location: Doncaster
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Job offered by: Iris Resourcing
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A family owned and established IFA require a Team Manager to join their supportive and established staff team, providing support to carers and the Registered Manager across their North East / Yorkshire / North Nottinghamshire region. This role is hybrid / home based but will require some travel to the office in North Notts 1-2 days / week.

You will be supporting a small staff team with a service of approximately 40 children in placement.

You will be / have:

A qualified social worker

SWE registered

Current / recent experience within the fostering sector

Excellent knowledge of fostering legislation, policies and procedures

Creativity, drive, and ambition around growing and nurturing a fostering service

Previous staff support / supervisory experience

A car owner / driver

Brief overview of role / responsibilities:

Offer support to the Regional Manager in the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring outstanding practice across the region, and deputise for the Manager as required.

Provide quality assurance and supervision as required of the assessments of applicants to foster, and other reports as requested, in conjunction with the Regional Manager.

Undertake the role of panel advisor if required.

Support the Regional Manager in the ongoing development and delivery of training across the Region.

Carry out quality assurance audits throughout the Region.

This role is an excellent opportunity to join an established and stable fostering service with a solid reputation with carers and as an employer.

If you are looking for a new challenge and change within your fostering career, then this role should be of interest – it would suit an experienced Fostering Senior Practitioner with experience in staff support/supervision or an experienced Fostering Manager looking for a change and home working flexibility.

Salary is £45,000 + 45ppm, with a fantastic bonus scheme available. There may be scope for some negotiation around salary for an experienced applicant – please enquire.

For further information around the organisation and role, please contact Harriet Connolly on 07740 773499 / harriet@irisresourcing.co.uk

Iris Resourcing is a specialist resourcing partner to the looked after children’s social work sector, with a targeted focus across fostering & adoption. With a focus on permanent recruitment, we work strategically to find the ideal fit, matching experience, skills, and aspirations.

If the above role is not suitable, but you are looking for a move within the sector, please do get in touch, in confidence:

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £45,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme

Benefits:

Work from home

Work Location: In person

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