About the role
Are you an experienced fostering professional looking to take the next step in your management career?
We are recruiting for an IFA Team Manager to join a well-established Independent Fostering Agency in London for our client. This is an excellent opportunity to lead and develop a team of Supervising Social Workers while ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding, and support for foster families.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Lead, supervise, and support a team of social workers.
- Oversee foster carer recruitment, assessments, reviews, and development.
- Ensure compliance with fostering regulations and safeguarding standards.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement.
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.
Benefits
- Salary up to £65,000
- Career progression opportunities
- Supportive leadership team
- Flexible working arrangements
Qualifications and Experience
To be successful in this role you must have;
- Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
- Minimum 5 years' post-qualified experience within children's social care.
- Previous experience supervising or managing social work teams.
- Strong knowledge of fostering services, safeguarding, and relevant legislation.
- Full UK driving licence preferred
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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