CS/1063 - Team Manager (Fostering) x 2
£43,662-£48,497

Midland House Permanent 37 hours per week Grade J - £43,662 - £48,497 per annum

Team Manager (Fostering) - Role profile

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Plymouth City Council Children, Young People and Families Service for two team managers posts in our dedicated Fostering Service.

This post will provide team manager leadership to support service improvements of our fostering service with a view to enabling more of our children in care to live in foster placements provided by Plymouth.

In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for improved performance management and quality assurance to clarify and achieve the level of service expected.

There are two posts on offer:

Team Manager Assessment and Recruitment. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering significant service improvement to better enable the service to deliver foster care recruitment and assessment and support of our Special Guardians and Connected Carers.

Fostering Support and Development Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering support social work services to existing foster carers.

We are looking for the right people to deliver our vision for the future, you will be/have been a successful social worker or manager in a children’s social work setting. Ideally you will have expertise of working high quality fostering services and in be prepared to manage the team through transformational change and service improvement. You will need to be creative and performance driven with the highest aspirations for our children in care.

The post holders will be responsible for ensuring clear improvement targets are met, including achieving a significant increase in the number of foster carers ‘Fostering for Plymouth’. As well as transforming our approach to recruitment, assessment and support of carers, you will improve the way we support and develop our foster carers to deliver the outcomes we want for our children in care.

You will be committed to developing staff to have the skills they need to be exceptional practitioners and the resilience to thrive in a challenging and rewarding career. You will join us in making a difference, for children and young people in the city, for our workforce and for our partners. You will receive a competitive salary and a generous annual leave entitlement.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)

If you are interested in finding out more details, please contact our Social Work Recruitment and Development Manager who can arrange an informal discussion with our Head of Service Cheriel O’Neill, or to assist you with any queries you may have email: SWChildren.Staffing@plymouth.gov.uk or telephone: 01752 307685 / 01752 306753.

Closing Date: Monday 24th February 2020

Vacancy Description
Midland House Permanent 37 hours per week Grade J - £43,662 - £48,497 per annum
 
Team Manager (Fostering) - Role profile

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Plymouth City Council Children, Young People and Families Service for two team managers posts in our dedicated Fostering Service.

This post will provide team manager leadership to support service improvements of our fostering service with a view to enabling more of our children in care to live in foster placements provided by Plymouth.

In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for improved performance management and quality assurance to clarify and achieve the level of service expected.

There are two posts on offer:

Team Manager Assessment and Recruitment. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering significant service improvement to better enable the service to deliver foster care recruitment and assessment and support of our Special Guardians and Connected Carers.

Fostering Support and Development Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering support social work services to existing foster carers.

We are looking for the right people to deliver our vision for the future, you will be/have been a successful social worker or manager in a children’s social work setting. Ideally you will have expertise of working high quality fostering services and in be prepared to manage the team through transformational change and service improvement. You will need to be creative and performance driven with the highest aspirations for our children in care.

The post holders will be responsible for ensuring clear improvement targets are met, including achieving a significant increase in the number of foster carers ‘Fostering for Plymouth’. As well as transforming our approach to recruitment, assessment and support of carers, you will improve the way we support and develop our foster carers to deliver the outcomes we want for our children in care.

You will be committed to developing staff to have the skills they need to be exceptional practitioners and the resilience to thrive in a challenging and rewarding career. You will join us in making a difference, for children and young people in the city, for our workforce and for our partners. You will receive a competitive salary and a generous annual leave entitlement.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)

If you are interested in finding out more details, please contact our Social Work Recruitment and Development Manager who can arrange an informal discussion with our Head of Service Cheriel O’Neill, or to assist you with any queries you may have email: SWChildren.Staffing@plymouth.gov.uk or telephone: 01752 307685 / 01752 306753.

Closing Date: Monday 24th February 2020