Job Title: Team Manager

Location: Working from our East London office in Wanstead at least two days a week and cover Thames Valley and London.

Contract: Permanent/Full Time

Hours: Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.30

Salary: £45,000 - £51,000 depending upon experience + £3000 car allowance

Ofsted rated Good, our Next Step Fostering is an independent agency founded in 1996, which supports fostering families across Kent, East London, Surrey, Slough, and London boroughs. The Team Manager post is required to cover Thames Valley and East London.

About the Group

We are part of the National Fostering Group – the UK’s largest independent fostering family. Our highly skilled and dedicated fostering community supports Local Authorities by providing short or long-term foster placements for thousands of vulnerable children and teenagers throughout the UK.

About the Role

This post is pivotal in supporting the Registered Manager in delivering a high-quality service for children and young people, and foster carers. The Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that legislative, regulatory, national minimum standards, and company requirements are met so that we maintain and achieve outstanding performance. The Team Manager also works closely with other colleagues and fulfills specific responsibilities in relation to foster carer recruitment and assessment, referrals and placements, and foster carer learning and development.

Who we are looking for

You must hold a current registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory council (e.g., Social Work England/Wales, NISCC, SSSC) and have recent experience in fostering and services for children with good working knowledge of the regulatory framework, plus some previous experience in line management.

Ideally, you will have experience in achieving performance targets and developing services to meet organizational objectives. You will be a strong written and verbal communicator with good IT skills, a flexible and adaptable approach, and able to travel to support the growth of the region.

Benefits:

Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
Access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

Additional Benefits:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
Hundreds of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover

Commitment:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Application deadline: 31/01/2025

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