Registered Manager - Fostering Service

What will your responsibilities be?

As Registered Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the operational management of the fostering service, ensuring high standards of safeguarding, compliance, and support for foster families.

• Leading the fostering service and maintaining regulatory compliance
• Preparing for and leading Ofsted inspections
• Managing and developing the fostering team
• Overseeing foster carer recruitment, assessment, approval, and retention
• Acting as Panel Advisor and ensuring effective fostering panel processes
• Driving quality assurance, audits, and service improvement
• Building strong relationships with Local Authorities and key stakeholders
• Monitoring safeguarding concerns, complaints, and notifiable events
• Supporting the strategic growth and development of the service

Benefits:

• Salary up to £57,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Opportunity to lead a values-driven fostering service
• Supportive senior leadership team
• Career progression and professional development
• Chance to make a genuine difference to children and young people's lives

Qualifications & Experience:

• To be successful in this role you must have,
• Social Work qualification (Dip SW, CQSW, BA/MA Social Work or equivalent)
• Current Social Work England registration
• Minimum 2 years' management experience within fostering, adoption, or family and friend's services
• Strong knowledge of fostering regulations, safeguarding, and National Minimum Standards
• Experience overseeing assessments, fostering panels, and foster carer support
• Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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