 Circa: £38,300 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?
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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! 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  Circa: £36,000 plus on call allowance Department/Division: Scotland Location: Inverness Contract Type: Permanent Full Time (37 Hours) Do you have the values we need? Do you want to be part of a Service that helps children and young people feel valued and important? … that helps them grow and feel stronger? … that inspires and help them feel safe and supported?
How Action for Children works 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. The role The Action for Children Fostering Service in Scotland is a therapeutic attachment-based Services that offers specialist solo placements to children from 0 – 18 years. Our children young people are likely to have experienced a number of previous placements either within family placement or in a residential setting and main stream fostering can no longer meet their needs. Our services also offer permeance to children with a disability and we develop bespoke care in partnership with local authorities for specific children who level of need requires this. The CAPS service was established in 1997 and the Gael Og Service in 2005. We have two other offices in Scotland, one in Inverness the other in Galashiels. The post of Fostering Social Worker will ensure we achieve great outcomes for the children and young people we look after. Our expectation is that this is of the highest standard and meets the required National Care Standards and the Standard for Foster Care 2017 and Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations and Guidance 2009. How you'll make a difference:
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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  Salary: Circa £44,500 Department/Division: Scotland Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 10 July 2019 Location: Glasgow with travel to East Ayrshire and North Lanarkshire required. Hours: Permanent, Full-Time ( 37 hours a week) How Action for Children works
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 370,000 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. We are seeking a Children's Services Manager to cover our cluster of services in Glasgow North Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire. You'll be based at one of our services but travel to other services/ cluster will be required. The role Managing and developing a cluster of Action for Children's services to children, young people and their families, you'll ensure we provide high quality care in line with commissioners' expectations and contractual requirements. The difference You'll significantly improve young people's lives:
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This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity. Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services. 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  Circa: £21,991 Department/Division: Wales Contract Type: Fixed Term Part-Time Closing Date: 26 June 2019 Salary: £20,100 per annum, pro rata Up to 7 weeks of annual leave (including bank holidays), pro rata How do we 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. What is the role? At the heart of the Action for Children Fostering Wales service is the well-being of the fostered children and young people, the foster parents, our staff and colleagues. We use Attachment theory and principles and our knowledge of the impact of trauma on early childhood development in our work to help children, young people and foster parents to make a meaningful emotional connection. As a Fostering Support Worker you will be part of a ‘sector leading' therapeutic service providing one to one practical and emotional support to 15-25 year old young people to make the transition from foster care into independent living. You will coordinate and direct the support to young people by agreeing and providing interventions, enabling positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. This role is offered on a fixed term contract and will be working 22 hours a week. The hours of work can be flexible/negotiable depending on the service needs. How will you make a difference? You'll significantly improve young people's lives: By providing a high quality service to young people based on an assessment of need and is outcomes driven. By attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings, providing a lead role ensuring reflective and analytical practice review. By establishing and developing effective relationships and channels of communication with young people, colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies. By ensuring a safe and positive work and service environment is achieved through compliance with all safeguarding, safer recruitment, health and safety policy and procedure. What will you need?
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This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity. If you really want to make a difference and be a part of an amazing team, don't hesitate, apply now! Please note: Interviews are planned to be held the week commencing 8th July 2019. For more information on this opportunity please contact Moni on 07741 742249 or email her at Moni.Ali@actionforchildren.org.uk Application details can be found here  Circa: £33,000 Department/Division: Wales Location: Newport, Gwent Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 25 April 2019 How do we 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. Providing safe, stable foster homes for vulnerable children and young people is a vital part of our work. As a Fostering Social Worker for our sector leading Fostering Wales service you'll train and support Foster Parents to provide stable family homes to young people who have survived trauma so a therapeutic approach is a vital part of our work. You'll also promote and participate in a culture of learning and continuing professional development for carers and staff. How will you make a difference? By supporting carers with the daily and hourly challenges and rewards of caring for troubled young people and children. By delivering excellent, evidence-informed and therapeutic practice as a member of a skilled and motivated team. By participating in a culture of learning and continuing professional development for carers and staff. By working closely with the local authority. By being responsible for your own caseload but also part of a close team. What will you need?
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Plus, there's a lot more besides. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity. Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services. If you meet all the criteria and would like to proceed with your application, you'll be redirected to an application form on our website which should only take around 5 minutes to complete. Please have your CV handy to upload. As this job involves working around children, there are some specific questions we need to ask you as part of your application process. Thanks for taking the time to apply and we wish you the best of luck! Please note: Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 7th May 2019. For more information on this opportunity please contact Atlanta on 07776 659803 or email her at Atlanta.Marcellini@actionforchildren.org.uk Apply now Member News: Action for Children introduces innovative digital app to support children in care15/4/2019
 Leading UK children’s charity invests in pioneering technology to help UK children in the care system to express their feelings
Hundreds of looked after children supported by Action for Children are to be given access to unique app technology from Mind of My Own which encourages them to share worries and concerns, directly with their social workers. Action for Children is the first UK-wide charity to invest in the pioneering technology which has been co-designed with children and young people. The Mind of My Own apps use child-focused language and design to encourage young people to share their thoughts from a tablet or phone screen. The technology is a world-first as it enables children to share information confidentially, directly to their social workers about how safe and how happy they are feeling so they can assess their wellbeing more regularly. Following a successful pilot in Bolton Children’s Rights Services last year, Action for Children is now rolling out the use of Mind of My Own to fostering services UK-wide as well as select residential services in Wales. It is estimated that up to 1000 children and 200 Action for Children workers will be using the apps by the end of the year. Action for Children’s National Director, John Egan said: “We’re constantly seeking to find new ways to support and communicate with vulnerable children and young people, especially those who we look after. Tech can get a bad press however, we’ve found that Mind of My Own provides safe and effective ways for children in care to powerfully use their voice and share experiences with our staff and others who work with them outside formal meetings. “Feedback so far has been hugely positive and our staff are finding the communication invaluable. Children who have sometimes struggled to discuss difficult issues are now using the app to start a conversation. The apps will complement, not replace, our face-to-face work. “At Action for Children, we hope to use the Mind of My Own data to track themes and issues which will help us develop and adapt our services to the needs of the children and young people who need us most.” Evidence from the Action for Children pilot has shown that children and young people are using the app as an alternative way to vocalise problems and acknowledge good things in their life to celebrate. A young person who is currently using the Mind of My Own app, says: “It’s brilliant as it helps you say the things that you want to say without being afraid. I can tell people what I want and when, so it helps them to understand my point view and what’s really going on in my life.” Cara Holden, Mind of My Own App Development Worker at Action for Children, adds: “Every time a professional makes a decision about one of the children or young people, they need to be sure they’ve considered and evidenced their views. Mind of My Own makes this process quicker and easier. Young people tell us they like using it- it doesn’t require any face-to-face ‘difficult’ conversations and is something they can use regularly.” Speaking about the new partnership, Mind of My Own director Jill Thorburn, says: “It’s fantastic to be working with such an established and forward-thinking organisation as Action for Children to help the children and young people they support. We’re driven by our vision of ensuring all children’s voices are heard. Staff can’t always be there 24/7, but Mind of My Own can. Our apps enable children and young people to say what they want, when they want to and in a way that suits them, giving their workers rich, authentic information to work with.” Mind of My Own products are safe, private and secure and have ISO27001 certification for their high level of information security. https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk  Location: Humberside/East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (working 37 hours a week) Salary: Circa £34,000 Closing Date: 14 October 2018 How we work:
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 370,000 children, young people and families. We assess, train and support Foster Carers to provide stable family homes to young people who have survived trauma so a therapeutic approach is a vital part of our work. We are looking for 2 Fostering Social Workers to join our Stability Team supporting Foster Carers. The first post would suit an experienced fostering practitioner but the other would be suitable for an experienced social worker with transferable skills. 1 post is to cover the Humberside and East Yorkshire area and the other to cover South Yorkshire. How you'll make a difference: By supporting carers with the daily and hourly challenges and rewards of caring for troubled young people and children; By working imaginatively and energetically with other professionals in schools, local authorities and others to ensure children's voices are heard and their best possible outcomes achieved; By delivering excellent, evidence-informed and therapeutic practice as a member of a skilled and motivated team; By participating a culture of learning and continuing professional development for carers and staff. What you'll need:
In return we'll offer you the rewards of a competitive salary and benefits package, ongoing continuous professional development, and participation in motivated, therapeutically-led services judged Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. For more information on this opportunity please contact Moni Ali on 07741 742249 or email her at Moni.Ali@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 0280. 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. More details and application documents are available here  At Action for Children, we are pleased to welcome our new CEO, Julie Bentley.
Julie joins us after 6 years as chief executive of the charity GirlGuiding UK. "Action for Children works with some of the most disadvantaged children and young people in our society," she said. "Its work is crucial and it will be an honour to join the trustees, staff and volunteers to take the charity forward." "I am passionate about children and young people reaching their potential and young people have always featured heavily in my career. It is clear that Action for Children makes a real and meaningful difference to the lives of those you support and that as a result their life chances, quality of life and well-being are improved." John O’ Brien, chair of Action for Children, said: “Julie Bentley is a fantastic appointment. She will bring with her much valued experience and skills. Action for Children is proud to have her on board to help transform the lives of disadvantaged children across the UK. I know she will help us to make a huge difference to the lives of the children, young people and families we support.” Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk  Leading children’s charity Action for Children responds to Fostering Better Outcomes: Government Response to the House of Commons Education Select Committee report into fostering and foster care in England.
Imran Hussain, director of policy and research at Action for Children, said: “Today’s report makes clear the government believes children’s needs and views should be the driving force behind all decisions made about their care. What’s missing is a clear sense on how that change is going to be delivered. “While the mood music in today’s report is spot on and shows officials and ministers have the right instincts on key issues, without a clear delivery plan and commitment to funding, these aspirations can’t become a reality. “With council budgets already at breaking point, local authorities simply cannot offer young people the programmes they need without a firm promise of government funds. Looking after the most vulnerable children in the country is a national responsibility and must also be a national priority in public spending, otherwise we risk failing those who need our help the most. “We very much welcome the fact that the minister has listened to concerns raised by ourselves and others and is keeping the Independent Reviewing Officer, a vital safeguard in the system which helps ensure the concerns of children in care are heard and listened to by the care system.” Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk  A group of child welfare professionals writes to demand that the children’s minister, Robert Goodwill, extends the offer of extra free childcare to foster carers
Children aged three and four across England are now entitled to an extra 15 hours of free childcare each week, with the exception of fostered children who have been explicitly and inexplicably excluded. We are calling on the children’s minister, Robert Goodwill, to urge him to reverse this discriminatory decision with immediate effect. Fostered children must have access to the same opportunities as other children. Moreover, foster carers are, as a group, unpaid or underpaid and often cannot rely on their fostering income. They may therefore benefit from this extra childcare, especially those who foster members of their family and those providing long-term care. Carol Iddon Manager director, children’s services, Action for Children Natasha Finlayson Chief executive, Become Maris Stratulis England manager, British Association of Social Workers David Graham National director, The Care Leavers’ Association Kathy Evans Chief executive, Children England John Simmonds Director, Policy, Research and Development, Coram BAAF Brigid Robinson Managing director, Coram Voice Kevin Williams Chief executive, The Fostering Network Jon Fayle and Paul Smart Co-chairs, National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers Rita Waters CEO, National Youth Advocacy Service Andy Elvin CEO, Tact Jill Sheldrake Service director, The Together Trust Ron Giddens CEO, St Christopher’s Source: https://www.theguardian.com |
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