Circa: £33,000 Department/Division: England North Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 1 August 2019 Fostering Social Worker
Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (working 37 hours per week) Area: Yorkshire and Humber. Salary: £33,000 per annum plus £700 per annum on call allowance Up to 7 weeks of annual leave (including bank holiday allowance) The role We are looking for a Fostering Social Worker to join our team working 37 hours a week. This will be mainly Monday to Friday during the day but there will be some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service. We are a small, developing fostering service, located in Doncaster but covering the Yorkshire and Humber area. You will be responsible for providing support to foster placements. Fostering experience and knowledge of fostering regulations is essential for this position. You will be part of a small team and will have had exposure to managing multi agency partnerships. This position also requires a strong understanding of the therapeutic model including PACE. Our team consists of social workers, and referral officers We also work in partnership with Chrysalis psychology services who support our therapeutic work with children and young people. The team including foster carers are trained to a high standard; understanding attachment and trauma work along with specific interventions. The difference What is the role? By providing professional supervision and developmental support, including advice and guidance to fostering families and colleagues from other agencies where appropriate, including being part of an Out of Hours Service (through participation in rota) providing support 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. The successful applicant will be part of an aspirational fostering team of Social Workers. You will be expected to uphold the core values and beliefs of the organisation, ensuring that children, young people and foster carers receive a high-quality service and that commissioners' expectations and contractual requirements are met. This will be instilled through effective day to day delivery of a high quality fostering service. What will you need?
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How does Action for Children work? Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families – but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in. If you really want to make a difference and be a part of an amazing team, don't hesitate, apply now! For more information or a confidential chat, please call Paul Goodwin on 07590 417119. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users, therefore all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. Full details and application documents here Location: BAYS Contract type: Fixed term Hours: 37 Salary : £33,591.00 - £43,305.00 Closing Date: 6 August 2019 Interview Date: To be confirmed Service and Role information
Would you like to manage and lead a unique Transition and Training Scheme which will engage with young people at an early stage in their journey to build independence and where appropriate provide a short term realistic experience of independent living support? We are looking to recruit a Children Service Manager at the Bays+ @ Info_Nation service, Barnardo's Cymru Western Bay Locality. About the Transition and Training Scheme and Bays+ @ Info Nation Service The aim of the service is to engage with young people at an early stage in their journey to build independence and, where appropriate, provide a short term realistic experience of independent living. This will help the young person to make better informed choices about their immediate and future housing options (e.g a return to foster/residential placement, a move into supported housing, a move into the private rental or social housing sector, or where safe to do so a return home). The Bays+ @ Info_Nation is a centrally based service which provides a range of support functions (including some statutory functions) which safeguard and improve the well-being of vulnerable young people including:
About the Role As the Children's Services Manager you will be responsible for developing and leading this new and innovative service. You will be responsible for:
You will have (essential criteria):
Additional Information You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This post is fixed term and subject to funding until 31st March 2020. Secondment applications from internal staff and partner agencies linked with the Bays+ @Info_Nation service will be considered. You will be expected to be flexible in your working arrangements in line with your contract and grade. On occasion, alternative or additional hours may be required to be worked out of normal business hours as the service operates 7 days per week. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Os hoffech wneud cais am y swydd hon yn Gymraeg, cysylltwch â'r Tîm Recriwtio os gwelwch yn dda. E-bost: recruitmentcentre@barnardos.org.uk. Ynglŷn â Barnardo's Mae Barnardo's yn credu mewn plant - pwy bynnag ydyn nhw, beth bynnag maen nhw wedi'i wneud, neu beth bynnag maen nhw wedi'i ddioddef. Darllenwch am ein sylfaen a'n gwerthoedd drwy ddilyn y ddolen isod. Gofynnir cwestiynau i chi amdanynt fel rhan o'r broses recriwtio ar gyfer y swydd hon. Mae Barnardo's wedi ymrwymo i gael gweithlu amrywiol a chynhwysol ar gyfer staff a gwirfoddolwyr. Rydyn ni'n mynd ati i annog ceisiadau gan bobl anabl, pobl Dduon, Asiaidd ac o Leiafrifoedd Ethnig a gan ymgeiswyr sy'n ddynion gan nad ydynt wedi'u cynrychioli'n ddigonol yn Barnardo's. If you wish to make an application for this role in Welsh, please contact the Recruitment Team. Email: recruitmentcentre@barnardos.org.uk About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here St Christopher’s is pleased to welcome recommendations from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People about how different groups can better support children in care with managing their money. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People launched this inquiry with a call for evidence, which St Christopher’s contributed to in January 2019. The strength of our expertise then secured us an invitation to the next stage of their inquiry, where Chief Executive Jonathan Whalley met with MPs in March 2019 to share more detail about our experiences and recommendations for how we can better equip young people to manage their finances. The report outlines 22 key recommendations for schools, foster carers, local authorities, government, charities and businesses. St Christopher’s is directly quoted in the report about the importance of where young people’s financial education comes from. The APPG’s suggestions include making financial education a statutory part of the school curriculum, giving foster carers access to training, tools and resources, and providing government funding for people working with children in care and care leavers so that they are trained in financial education too. By recognising the roles that all these organisations and individuals can play in making financial education a success, we hope that there are more resources available for young people to make use of and more people supporting them to achieve.
The recommendations also outline how they want organisations to keep care leavers’ financial education central to their corporate social responsibility work and for banks to make sure it is easy for children in care to set up and access a bank account. At St Christopher’s we put children at the heart of all we do, so we are delighted to see this approach being recommended for other organisations too. Whilst we support these suggestions and the introduction of a minimum standard, much more can still be done to ensure care leavers have the right support around them to help them succeed in independence. Leaving care is a process, not a one off event, so we need to keep listening to what young people say about their needs and wishes. We hope that all care professionals do what they can to go beyond these recommendations to create the bright futures that our young people deserve. We look forward to seeing how these recommendations are implemented over the coming months. Source: https://www.stchris.org.uk Fostering News from Children England - Needed: young people to re-design the welfare state24/7/2019
Do you work with children and young people who want to change public services, or give voice to the experiences of other children and young people? We're looking for young people aged 13 - 21 to lead the next phase of the ChildFair State Inquiry: research and development of a new vision for the welfare state by children and young people themselves, with support from a sounding board of policy experts. This team of Young Leaders will be supported by the brilliant Leaders Unlocked to design and deliver the research project, engaging a total of around 2,500 children and young people from the communities they live in. They'll be able to challenge issues in areas like education, housing and public spaces, and come up with creative proposals for putting children's needs at the heart of local and national policy and practice. The team will:
No formal experience is required! We'd like to hear from children and young people from as wide a range of backgrounds and life experiences as possible, and Leaders Unlocked staff can discuss with you what each young person's needs are and how we can support them to participate. All reasonable expenses relating to the project will be covered for young people. We will also cover the costs of chaperone travel for under-18s and participants with a need for additional support. If you work in a setting where you feel it would be more appropriate to host a research session by the Young Leaders once they've designed their plan, or otherwise discuss a more tailored activity to enable children and young people you work with to contribute their views, we would also love to hear from you. This will be a huge journey for everyone involved – for the young people who want to start shaping the state they live in; for the professionals who will hear what children want from their schools, hospitals, streets and housing developments; and for the welfare state, which is strangled by marketisation, managerialism and austerity and desperately needs a new direction. - Read the full description of the work and the role here, and download materials you can circulate to practitioners and young people themselves. The deadline for applications is Friday 27th September. Contact Chloë with any questions about the overall project, or Anna with questions about the Young Leader role. Source: https://www.childrenengland.org.uk If you’re thinking of fostering, you’ll have likely heard the term ‘Panel’ used when agencies or local authorities describe their recruitment process to you. You’ll have an understanding that members of a Panel will make recommendations on your suitability to foster. But how does this work, and what else are Fostering Panels responsible for? Fostering agencies and services across the UK will establish Panels for several reasons. Team Fostering have established Panels in each region to carry out a range of functions, including;
Subsequently, the role of the Panel is extremely important to the agency and not confined to one sole purpose. Panel members need to take on the above in Panel Meetings and therefore must be able to act fairly and impartially. So, how does the agency appoint an appropriate, balanced Panel? Team Fostering aims to ensure its Panel members represent the diversity of the community, and as individuals and a group have expertise and experience necessary to make appropriate decisions. Each Panel will comprise of an Independent Chairperson or Vice Chair with experience of fostering and childcare social work at practitioner and management level, a Team Fostering Manager who will attend as the Agency Advisor, a Team Fostering social worker with at least 3 years post-qualifying experience and Independent Panel Members. Independent Panel Members are those that can offer a range of insight and expertise into making recommendations and will likely include a Medical Advisor, a qualified solicitor, someone with recent experience of fostering children, someone with personal experience of being fostered and/or someone with professional experience in educational matters. A dedicated minute-taker will be present in all Panel Meetings to make a written record of Panel discussion, recommendations and reasons for recommendations. This is shared with the agency’s appointed Agency Decision Maker who will make decisions and qualifying determinations after considering the information presented. We ensure all Panel Members are subject to DBS and other statutory checks and follow a thorough recruitment process when looking for new members. Our Panel Members attend regular training and workshops to continually integrate their expertise with an understanding of Team Fostering as a not-for-profit agency, and we seek regular feedback form foster carers who have attended Panel to ensure that our values and behaviours are reflected in all meetings. Team Fostering is a not-for-profit, independent fostering agency that operates across the North East, Yorkshire and East Midlands. Our ethical values and our not-for-profit status means that rather than pay shareholders we have the ability to reinvest more funds into the service we offer to foster carers, children and young people. This means that foster carers at the agency are supported with competitive weekly fees, comprehensive support services across the board and innovative training and development opportunities. To learn more about fostering with Team Fostering, regardless of previous experience, contact us: Make an online enquiry by clicking here Call us on 0800 292 2003 Email info@teamfostering.co.uk Source: www.teamfostering.co.uk In March, we published Language That Cares, a collaborative effort led by TACT that aims to change the language of the care system. We sat down with young people in care and listened to what they had to say about the language that is used day to day with them and about them and how it makes them feel. TACT Senior research and policy adviser Sara Ortiz reflects on what we have learnt from this experience and advises professionals on how to take a more compassionate and inclusive approach to communication. Read her article in Children & Young People Now here
Action for Children is warning of a crisis emerging in modern childhoods, as a major survey[i] today reveals children, parents and grandparents fear childhoods are getting worse.[ii] As young people face unparalleled social pressures and a collapse in investment from the government in children’s services, Action for Children with YouGov explored the biggest issues affecting childhood today through comprehensive research across three UK generations. The research, involving discussion groups and a quantitative survey of 5,000 children and adults, showed the majority of grandparents (62%), parents (60%) and children (34%) say childhoods today are getting worse. All three generations agreed bullying is the biggest problem preventing a good childhood, as children deal with it online, as well as inside and outside school. And in an age of intensive social media use, ‘too much pressure to fit in’ also came out as a top concern for adults and children alike.[iii] With politics in turmoil, 91% of children – some as young as eleven – say they are worrying about ‘adult issues’. These included Brexit (38%), while half of all children surveyed are worried about poverty and homelessness, closely followed by fears over terrorism (49%). The environment (48%) and issues surrounding inequality (such as sexism and racism – 41%) also came out as key worries for almost half of youngsters surveyed.[iv] The research also revealed where older generations are out of touch with children’s concerns. While children say pressure at school is one of the top three problems facing childhood, adults seem to be more concerned about screen time than children. And parents and grandparents significantly underestimate children’s personal fears around being a victim of crime, such as knife crime or terrorism, and the state of their mental health.[v] With the UK’s most vulnerable youngsters hit hardest by the growing childhood crisis[vi], Action for Children is launching a new campaign today called ‘Choose Childhood’ as it marks its 150th year. Action for Children’s chief executive Julie Bentley said: “What we want is for every child and young person in the country to have a safe and happy childhood with the foundations they need to thrive. The country is sleepwalking into a crisis in childhood and, far from being carefree, our children are buckling under the weight of unprecedented social pressures, global turmoil and a void in government policy which should keep them well and safe. “Our research shows children worry about poverty, homelessness and terrorism and the vulnerable children we work with every day are facing traumas like domestic abuse or neglect, going hungry or struggling with their mental health, without the support they desperately need. “For the past decade, the government has been asleep on the job when it comes to investing in our children. The next Prime Minister must wake up to this growing crisis and put our children first. We want to see the establishment of a National Childhood Strategy, so departments right across government can get a grip on these issues, backed with funding to deliver urgently needed services to keep children safe from harm.” Case study Cathal (15) from Newcastle, Northern Ireland, was helped with his mental health by Action for Children after feeling unable to ‘fit in’ and cope with the pressures of social media. His mother Mandy (48) and his grandfather Dessie (71) are worried that children are facing new and intense stresses in modern childhood. Cathal said: “I’ve been in low places and I just want to make sure that I never get in that state again. I just didn’t like anything about myself. It is so hard with social media and peer pressure to look perfect. We’re all expected to one up one another and it makes everything more stressful. I think it stopped me enjoying being a kid. “In school we have so much pressure too and exams are everything. You feel that if you fail them, your whole life is over. I got interested in current events and politics at 13 – the generation who is making these choices won’t be around for the consequences and it’s us that will have to bite the bullet. There’s no investment in schools or support given to children for mental health and other things and it’s such a shame.” Mandy said: “If Cathal hadn’t had help from Action for Children, he wouldn’t be here today to tell his story. Childhood is getting worse and kids know so much more about the world – worrying about things I never knew about. When I was young we lived our childhood, we played with our dolls, our bikes and our scooters. You didn’t have the peer pressures and the internet to affect you.” Dessie said: “I don’t really think they have a childhood nowadays. They worry about “adult” issues so much more. If you didn’t pass exams when I was young you could still have a successful life, but now you’re painted as a failure if you don’t get into university. On the internet they’re dragged into websites where they can be encouraged to commit suicide. “For the last three years, politics has been completely tied up by Brexit, so nobody’s been worried about children or schools – it’s brushed under the rug. Nobody listens to kids anymore and that’s the sad truth.” Infographic [i] All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc which conducted three UK online surveys. (i) Children aged 11 to 18. Total sample size was 2082. Fieldwork was undertaken between 8th - 20th March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK children (aged 11 to 18). (ii) Parents of children aged 11 to 18. Total sample size was 1,559. Fieldwork was undertaken between 5 and 12 March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+). (iii) Grandparents with grandchildren aged 11 to 18. Total sample size 1,379. Fieldwork was undertaken between 6 and 12 March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 50+).
[ii] The question in all three surveys was: ‘Overall, do you think childhoods today are better or worse than when your parent(s)/ carer(s) were a child, or do you think they are about the same?’. Respondents could select from: ‘Childhoods today are better’, ‘About the same’, ‘Childhoods today are worse’, ‘I don’t know’. ‘Childhoods today are worse’ was the most frequently selected by all respondent types. [iii] The question in all three surveys was: ‘In general, which of these do you think stop children from having a good childhood nowadays?’. Respondents were allowed to select as many answers as they liked from 13 options. The top three responses selected by young people were: ‘Being bullied’ (61%), ‘Too much pressure from school’ (60%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (55%). For parents the top three responses were: ‘Being bullied’ (63%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (59%), ‘Too much time spent on electronic devices and social media’ (57%). For grandparents the top three responses were: ‘Being bullied’ (69%), ‘Too much time spent on electronic devices and social media’ (60%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (57%). [iv] The question asked to young people was: ‘Now thinking about current events going on in the world…Which of these current events do you worry about?’. Respondents were allowed to choose as many answers as they liked from a list of 12 options. The top five answers chosen were: people suffering because they don’t have enough money (50%), terrorism (49%), the environment (48%), people not being treated equally (41%), Brexit (38%). [v] The question asked to young people was: ‘Which of these do you worry about?’. The question we asked parents and grandparents was: ‘Which of these do you think your child/ grandchild worry about?’. Respondents were allowed to select as many answers as they liked from 15 options. 29% of young people selected ‘My own mental health’, compared to 17% of parents and 9% of grandparents. 27% of young people selected ‘Being a victim of crime when I am out (e.g. knife crime, terrorism, robbery)’, compared to 14% of parents and grandparents. [vi] Wider statistics on childhood crisis:
[1] There are 5,866,982 children aged 11 to 18 in the UK, according to the ONS. 33.88% of this number equates to 1,987,734 children (rounded). Calculations made by Action for Children [2] All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc which conducted three UK online surveys. (i) Children aged 11 to 18. Total sample size was 2082. Fieldwork was undertaken between 8th - 20th March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK children (aged 11 to 18). (ii) Parents of children aged 11 to 18. Total sample size was 1,559. Fieldwork was undertaken between 5 and 12 March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+). (iii) Grandparents with grandchildren aged 11 to 18. Total sample size 1,379. Fieldwork was undertaken between 6 and 12 March 2019. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 50+). [3] The question in all three surveys was: ‘Overall, do you think childhoods today are better or worse than when your parent(s)/ carer(s) were a child, or do you think they are about the same?’. Respondents could select from: ‘Childhoods today are better’, ‘About the same’, ‘Childhoods today are worse’, ‘I don’t know’. ‘Childhoods today are worse’ was the most frequently selected by all respondent types. [4] The question in all three surveys was: ‘In general, which of these do you think stop children from having a good childhood nowadays?’. Respondents were allowed to select as many answers as they liked from 13 options. The top three responses selected by young people were: ‘Being bullied’ (61%), ‘Too much pressure from school’ (60%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (55%). For parents the top three responses were: ‘Being bullied’ (63%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (59%), ‘Too much time spent on electronic devices and social media’ (57%). For grandparents the top three responses were: ‘Being bullied’ (69%), ‘Too much time spent on electronic devices and social media’ (60%), ‘Too much pressure to fit in and look a certain way’ (57%). [5] The question asked to young people was: ‘Now thinking about current events going on in the world…Which of these current events do you worry about?’. Respondents were allowed to choose as many answers as they liked from a list of 12 options. The top five answers chosen were: people suffering because they don’t have enough money (50%), terrorism (49%), the environment (48%), people not being treated equally (41%), Brexit (38%). [6] The question asked to young people was: ‘Which of these do you worry about?’. The question we asked parents and grandparents was: ‘Which of these do you think your child/ grandchild worry about?’. Respondents were allowed to select as many answers as they liked from 15 options. 29% of young people selected ‘My own mental health’, compared to 17% of parents and 9% of grandparents. 27% of young people selected ‘Being a victim of crime when I am out (e.g. knife crime, terrorism, robbery)’, compared to 14% of parents and grandparents. [7] Wider statistics on childhood crisis:
Source: https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk Location: Fishponds Salary: £33,561 per annum + £1,500 Out of Hours Rota Allowance Closing Date: 28/07/2019 Interview Date: 21/08/2019 Hours: 35 hours per week TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to be part of a national non-profit making organisation at a local level. We are interested in hearing from Senior Supervising Social Workers for whom quality of service is paramount and in those who share our commitment to working in partnership with children and their foster carers in the development of the agency. The overall purpose of the Senior Supervising Social Worker is to recruit, assess, train and support a diverse range of foster carers and placements. As a Senior Supervising Social Worker you will be required to have:
An enhanced DBS disclosure is also required, and this will be requested for you by TACT. The successful candidate will be accepted to participate on the out of hours’ rota and will receive an out of hours’ allowance payment of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. The Senior Supervising Social Worker will be eligible for TACT's excellent benefits package which includes:
Please see the job information pack for further information. Closing: Sunday, 28th July 2019 Interviews: Wednesday 21st August 2019 at TACT South West (BS16 2QQ) TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here Over the summer holidays we'll be sharing staff profiles, foster carer videos and children's stories as part of our 'Meet Team Fostering' initiative. This week, we speak to Training Officer Jill about her role at the agency... What is your role and how long have you worked at Team Fostering? My name is Jill Mitchell. I’m the Training Officer at Team Fostering and I’ve worked at the agency for almost 3 years, based in the North East. What does a Training Officer at Team Fostering do?
I work part-time and term-time, so I have a lot to squeeze in! My role includes many functions including the researching, planning and facilitating of internal training courses for our foster carers. I work alongside carers and other staff members to develop and review training courses to make sure that the content remains up-to-date and relevant to the foster carer role. At times the agency offers 1:1 training sessions, if a foster carer were to have a need for specialist advice, and I deliver some of these sessions across the North East. Some more behind the scenes roles include the production of resources for carers to use at home or provide to the children and young people they are looking after, for example visual timetables to promote healthy routines. I research and source external training facilitators who can bring expert advice to the agency and analyse carer feedback forms. I plan training calendars and work with other team members to monitor each foster carer’s training requirements to ensure that they are up-to-date, particularly with their accredited training. What part of your job do you most enjoy? I love delivering the training that carers have been involved in planning or are co-facilitating! There’s something about being in a room with exceptional people who support each other and share their experiences as a way for others to learn and feel a sense of belonging. Being a foster carer can be quite isolating at times and training is way of bringing everyone together to share skills, knowledge and experience. Why Team Fostering? I’m proud to be part of a not-for-profit agency where children are at the centre of everything we do. That’s really important to me. When you’re not at work, what are you likely to be doing? I have two amazing children who are 4 and 10. They are the centre of everything I do! Although they sometimes have competition from my best pal, Ralph the black Labrador. I spend a great deal of time at the beach, whatever the weather. I love spending time in Scotland and try to get there as often as I can. Source: https://www.teamfostering.co.uk Circa: £43,000 Department/Division: England North Contract: Permanent Full Time - 37 hours p/w Closing Date: 29 July 2019 The role
We are looking for a Team Manager to join our team working 37 hours a week. This will be mainly Monday to Friday during the day but there will be some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service. We are a small, developing fostering service, located in Doncaster but covering the Yorkshire and Humber area. You will be responsible for managing a team of fostering social workers and providing support to foster placements. Fostering experience and knowledge of fostering regulations is essential for this position. You will be part of the senior leadership team and will have had exposure to managing multi agency partnerships. This position also requires a strong understanding of the therapeutic model including PACE. Our team consists of social workers, and referral officers We also work in partnership with Chrysalis psychology services who support our therapeutic work with children and young people. The team including foster carers are trained to a high standard; understanding attachment and trauma work along with specific interventions. The difference What is the role? The successful applicant will be responsible for service delivery providing leadership and development to a dedicated and aspirational fostering team of Social Workers. You will be expected to uphold the core values and beliefs of the organisation, ensuring that children, young people and foster carers receive a high-quality service and that commissioners' expectations and contractual requirements are met. This will be instilled through effective day to day operational delivery of a high quality fostering service. You will ensure the highest standards of service provision, regulatory compliance and support through effective professional management of a team of staff, including qualified Social Workers, in order to achieve agreed positive outcomes for children against operational targets. What will you need?
What are the rewards?
How does Action for Children work? Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families – but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in. If you really want to make a difference and be a part of an amazing team, don't hesitate, apply now! We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users, therefore all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. Full details and application details here |
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