Location: Cambridge and Peterborough Salary: £12,451 per annum Contract Type: Permanent / Part Time Hours - 20 hours per week Closing Date: 12 April 2024 About Break
Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved. We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care. Whether you’re interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal: you’ll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for. Learn more about Break Why Break? At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work. This role will work in our Staying Close Staying Connected project, Staying Close Staying Connected, one of eight pilot models for leaving care being funded by the Department of Education. For children in care, turning 18 can mean finding themselves on a cliff-edge of support. This service is truly leading the way nationally in terms of leaving care provision. About the role: As a Break Transition Worker, you’ll be working closely with young people who have recently left their children’s residential care home and are taking their first steps into independence. Success in this role will very much hinge on the strong, trusting relationship you’ll build with the group of young people you’re working with. You’ll make regular visits to their home and support them to increase their independent living skills. Whether that means teaching them one of your signature dishes (talk to Transition Worker Matt in Cambridgeshire for his Weetabix burger recipe), helping them to pay bills, applying for benefits or filling in a job application the role you will play in young people’s lives will be fundamental in supporting mental health, wellbeing and their future. You will help them break down the barriers they might feel as a young person leaving care, and be the best possible version of themselves as they enter independence. You’ll work flexibly and have a can do attitude, be able to adapt your working to suit the individuals or professionals you’re working with, be calm under pressure and be resilient enough to cope with challenging emotions and behaviours. Further details and application documents here Location: Homebased- Northamptonshire, Leicester, Peterborough Salary for Supervising Social Worker: £35,292 p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a. Salary for Senior Supervising Social Worker: £39,880 p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance Closing Date: 17/04/2024 Interview Date: 30/04/2024 Hours - 35 Hours per Week
Contract - Permanent Location - Home-based in Northamptonshire, Leicester, Peterborough, Central Milton Keynes with travel required to visit foster families located across the TACT East Midlands area As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and looks to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive well-being programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work-life balance for all our employees so they can give excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for. As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos. TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation. The East Midlands Team, who have been rated as Outstanding in their Ofsted inspection in February 2024, have a unique opportunity for either a Supervising Social Worker who is ready to progress their career to a Senior Supervising Social Worker or a current Senior Social Worker who understands trauma and therapeutic parenting approaches. This role will give the successful Social Worker a chance to build on their skills and knowledge in providing support and supervision to our foster families based in the East Midlands area, to help them manage the complex needs of the children and young people in their care. If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now. The main requirements of the Social Worker role are:
Further details and application documents here Location: Barnardo's Fostering West Midlands Salary: £42,640 - £57,200 FTE plus £312 Office at Home Allowance Hours: 37 Closing Date: 13 April 2024 Interview Date: TBC Are you passionate about making a difference to Children's lives?
Barnardo's is a leading children's charity, and our Family Placement Service has a well-deserved reputation for providing high quality foster placements. We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated Operations Manager to join us on a full time, permanent contract at our busy fostering service in the Midlands. This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced and well-established family placement team providing high quality support to foster carers, careful matching of children and placement stability. Would you like to be involved in driving the growth and expansion of this model? As an Operations Manager, you will work alongside the Midlands Fostering Families Service and Assistant Head of Business undertaking specific management duties associated with the running of a diverse family placement service, playing a key role in the success of our fostering services. In particular you will work hard to ensure that every child entrusted to our care is kept safe and is given every opportunity to blossom and achieve great outcomes in line with the promise. You will be an approachable, innovative, and creative individual, with sufficient experience at a senior management level. You will be passionate about change, evidence a strong value base in line with Barnardo's values and behaviours, and be confident in your own knowledge and the ability to give advice to others. You must hold a Social work qualification ( Diploma/ BA/ or equivalent) please. Some but not all of the key responsibilities of an Operations Manager include:
Location: Sheffield Salary: £15,474.41 - £17,881.54 per annum depending on experience (£25,790.69 - £29,802.57 per annum FTE) Hours: Full Time - 22.5 hours per week (Days and working pattern to be agreed but must include working on a Monday) Closing Date: 15 April 2024 Based at: Sheffield (Unit 3 & 4, Shepcote Village, Sheffield, S9 1TG)
(Please note we do not operate a performance related reward system or automatic incremental payments.) The main office base will be Sheffield with a requirement to travel occasionally to our East Midlands and North East office locations. We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office. Team Fostering is an ethical (not for profit) independent fostering agency with a strong reputation for providing high quality, value for money foster care for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and behaviours and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these in their everyday work. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Training Co-ordinator to join our successful fostering agency. The post holder will support the Training Manager and contribute to the development, co-ordination and delivery of mandatory and non-mandatory training to Foster families across the Agency, promoting a high standard of care for children and young people. The successful candidate will have excellent inter-personal skills and relevant qualifications in administration/information technology. They will also need to be competent in the operational use of remote platforms TEAMS/ZOOM. Experience of working within a diverse adult group is essential, together with an ability to always maintain confidentiality. Experience of working for a fostering service would be desirable. The successful candidate must have a full driving licence and access to a car for work. A willingness to travel to other office locations and the ability to work flexibly, including occasional weekends is also essential. Further details and application documents can be found here Location: Barnardo's Fostering West Midlands Salary: £42,640 - £57,200 FTE plus £312 Office at Home Allowance Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Closing Date: 13 April 2024 Interview Date: TBC Are you passionate about making a difference to Children's lives?
Barnardo's is a leading children's charity, and our Family Placement Service has a well-deserved reputation for providing high quality foster placements. We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated Operations Manager to join us on a full time, permanent contract at our busy fostering service in the Midlands. This is an exciting opportunity to join an experienced and well-established family placement team providing high quality support to foster carers, careful matching of children and placement stability. Would you like to be involved in driving the growth and expansion of this model? As an Operations Manager, you will work alongside the Midlands Fostering Families Service and Assistant Head of Business undertaking specific management duties associated with the running of a diverse family placement service, playing a key role in the success of our fostering services. In particular you will work hard to ensure that every child entrusted to our care is kept safe and is given every opportunity to blossom and achieve great outcomes in line with the promise. You will be an approachable, innovative, and creative individual, with sufficient experience at a senior management level. You will be passionate about change, evidence a strong value base in line with Barnardo's values and behaviours, and be confident in your own knowledge and the ability to give advice to others. You must hold a Social work qualification ( Diploma/ BA/ or equivalent) please. Some but not all of the key responsibilities of an Operations Manager include:
You will be a qualified and registered social worker and will be subject to a DBS check. Further details and application documents here Location: Homebased including travel to East, North and West London, Essex and Hertfordshire. Salary: £42,725 (£35,893 p.a. + £750 Home Working Allowance p.a. + £2,000 Out of Hours Allowance + £4082 p.a. London Weighting if eligible) Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Closing Date: 14/04/2024 Interview Date: 22/04/2024 As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos. TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to join the passionate TACT East London Team. The successful candidate will be a homebased Senior Supervising Social Worker who will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings across the regional area and also attend in person team meetings at least once a month. Other opportunities for other in person events includes training, team wellbeing days, and children and foster carer focussed events. If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now. Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
Further details and application documents here We are looking for two Supervising Social Workers to join our lively team! One in Essex which is a 4-day week post and the other in Kent which is a 3-day week post. Excellent package and support provided. The successful candidate will be a qualified Social Worker with a background in children's services/fostering. They will be passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and supporting foster families. The closing date for applications is 19th April 2024. For an informal chat please contact us and speak to our manager Rebecca Askew, or if you would like an application form, please email our Admin Manager - amyansell@kasperfostering.org or call us on 01227 275 985. Kasper Fostering follow safer recruitment practices and all applicants are subject to enhanced DBS and other safeguarding checks. All references are verified prior to engagement. The safeguarding of our children and families is our priority. Source: www.kasperfostering.org/ Salary: £36000 per annum Location: Hybrid - Exeter Devon homebased with travel across the South West. Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 9 April 2024 Circa Salary: £36,400 per annum plus allowance for Out of Hours rota
Contract/Hours: Permanent Full-time 37 hours per week. Benefits:
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 671,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Action for Children Fostering Southwest Peninsula and Family Breaks Devon seek to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and young people in society by the provision of safe, secure, and successful foster homes including short breaks for children with additional needs. We also offer the highest standard of care - providing foster families with excellent training, supervision, and support to achieve the best outcomes for the young people we look after. We strive to provide a good quality of care to young people, always ensuring they are at the centre of our approach. We offer a therapeutic framework. Carers and staff have access to skilled psychologists with specialist knowledge of the needs of looked-after children. We are looking for an outstanding Fostering Social Worker who can support carers from the Devon/Somerset borders to Cornwall - so flexibility to travel across this cluster as and when needed is imperative for this role. You will also have the opportunity to assess applicants to foster. Participation in an out-of-hours telephone support service for carers is an expectation of this role. How you'll help to create brighter futures.
Further details and application documents here Location: Barnardo's Fostering and Adoption NI Salary: £35,360 - £47,320 + £312 Office at Home Allowance per annum Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Closing Date: 8 April 2024 Interview Date: TBC We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join us within the Barnardo's Fostering and Adoption Service Northern Ireland team.
Objectives of the Service: The primary aim of Barnardo's Fostering and Adoption NI is to provide the highest quality placements for children and young people who cannot live with their birth families, striving to ensure that Barnardo's strategic aims to achieve safer childhoods, stronger families and positive futures are realised for every child with whom we work. Working Hours: Monday to Friday (37 hours per week) Location: 230b Belmont Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2AW This is a hybrid working role – We place value on colleagues spending time together at our office base on a regular basis, with flexibility to work from home for part of the week. Some of the Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Essential requirements to clearly evidence in your written application:
Further details and application documents here Team Fostering is a not for profit fostering Agency, with an annual turnover of £9m, based in the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. We have been successfully supporting children and young people living in foster care to achieve positive outcomes since 2001. We are looking for a third Non-Executive Director, based within this geographical footprint, who has an extensive background in business management in a commercial environment with demonstrable recent success in developing a business with a multi-million pound turnover and proven skills in delivering excellence in customer satisfaction. This person must also be able to work within our values and behaviours framework, demonstrating an understanding of our Not for Profit status and subscribe to our principles of working as an ethical agency. This successful candidate will also provide a creative contribution to the Board via objective criticism and independent judgement on issues of strategy, performance and resourcing of the Agency, including involvement in key appointments and standards of conduct. The post holder will be independent of any of the company’s interested parties and bring a degree of objectivity and impartiality to the Board’s deliberations and play a valuable role monitoring executive management. This is a part time role requiring, as a minimum, 30 day’s work per year and a minimum of 1.5 days worked each month equating to £15,243.75 per annum. Part of this monthly commitment is attendance at a monthly Board meeting which will be held in either our North Shields, Middlesbrough, Sheffield or South Normanton, Derbyshire office. An annual retainer of £3,774.60 is also paid and other responsibilities and pieces of work taken on, at the direction of the Board, are paid at an hourly rate of £67.75. Please note Team Fostering does not accept CVs. The closing date for application for this role is 9.00 am on Monday 8 April 2024. For further information, please contact Mark Alden, Board Chair & Non- Executive Director on 07483 262208. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure Please note if you are shortlisted for interview we will contact you via the email you have provided. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. Full details and application documents here |
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