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Children's Fostering Team Managers - Childrens Looked After Team

Employer
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
Up to £49,200 Plus £2,000 welcome payment
Closing date
1 Dec 2019

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Things are changing in Wandsworth and rapidly. We have a newly appointed Director of Children’s Services and Assistant Director for Children and Families with ambitious plans to lead Wandsworth to good and outstanding. We are working with new projects and ways of working which are very exciting. This includes introducing systemic practice; being part of the innovation programme and introducing the Family Safeguarding Model; and planning to work with Coram on a New Beginnings programme for our care leavers.

Your new role

As a Fostering Team Manager you will be managing social workers in their support and supervision of foster carers to ensure safe and resilient placements for Children Looked After. You will work closely with managers and teams across the service, you will be crucial in improving further our ability to sustain permanent placements for children and drive improvement in permanence care planning for children we care for. In addition to the supervision of the team you will also get involved in chairing and recording meetings including foster carer reviews, placement support and strategy meetings when appropriate.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience and knowledge of the needs of Children Looked After and Fostering work are essential, as is a social work qualification.

You will need:

  • to use data available to drive improvements positively within the team.
  • to demonstrate the child at the centre of your thinking, and be able to work closely and reflectively with colleagues and other partners to ensure excellent outcomes for children.
  • to have strong leadership skills and be a good team player to work closely and creatively with the management team to ensure improvements in service delivery across the service.

What you'll get in return

“I am committed to developing a culture and environment where social care practitioners are valued and recognised. I want staff in the department to feel safe, supported and to be well managed and we have lots of work taking place to achieve this. I am working with staff to build a positive culture that will help to build a strong community of practice.”

Paul Angeli, Assistant Director for Children and Families

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role please contact Katarzyna Prosniak at Hays Social Care for more information. Her number is 020 7259 8715 or email Katarzyna.Prosniak@hays.com

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