 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  Location: Leeds Salary: £33 per hour Closing Date: 17/07/2019 Interview Date: 02/08/2019 Hours: Variable TACT is the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering and adoption services. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering or adoptive families for children and young people in the care of local authorities. Working in partnership with local authorities from our offices across England, Wales and Scotland, we are dedicated to providing creative, effective and outcome-focused services. We also campaign on behalf of children and young people in care, carers and adoptive families and are a leading voice in the sector.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. We are currently seeking an Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer to work in our Yorkshire office. Core Tasks:
Rates of Pay TACT will pay £33.00 per hour plus mileage at 45p per mile (to the Leeds Office). Please see the Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of the role and rates. You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with the HCPC. An enhanced disclosure is also required and will be carried out by TACT on your behalf.
Full details and application documents here  Location: Head Office Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 14 July 2019 Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 pa depending on qualifications and experience Specific Hours: 37.5 hours per week St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.
St Christopher’s has established an ambitious, five-year strategy, which sets out a series of three key aims and objectives for the organisation. Mainly to achieve, “Brighter Futures for double the number of young people by 2023”. As part of our Strategy, a new Head of Operations post has been created and we are now looking for the right person to drive our expansion plans to meet increasing need as well as oversee our established services in the UK region. Reporting to the Director of Operations you will line manage a professional team (of 4 Regional Managers and 2 placement officers) who are well qualified and experienced in their respective roles. St Christopher’s Approach At St Christopher’s, Social Pedagogy is our core philosophy of care, drawing together theories and concepts from related disciplines such as sociology, psychology, education, philosophy, medical sciences and social work. Our use of social pedagogy centres on attachment theory and building positive relationships with young people to bring out their inner “diamond”. About the Role We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do and as the Head of Operations; you will be a key player in building and extending this commitment. You will the lead the regional teams to deliver and exceed our agreed levels of care ensuring stable and safe placements. In addition, you will be the designated safeguarding officer placing the safeguarding of children and young people at the forefront of all our work in accordance with St Christopher’s safeguarding policy. The successful candidate will ideally:
In return we offer:
Recruitment Process At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. As part of our recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click here. Your application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria given in the Person Specification. Closing Date: 14th July 2019 Please bear in mind that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver. Full details and apply here  Location: Head Office Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 23 July 2019 Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience Specific Hours: 37.5 St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Company Secretary ideally from a charity or non for profit background to join our administrative and governance team working closely with the Chief Executive Officer to contribute and help create an inspiring place to work by ensuring regulatory requirements are met and to manage the delivery of Council business for St Christopher's and its subsidiaries. Compliance responsibilities for data protection and quality assurance. Additionally the post holder will manage a small team responsible for providing a professional, customer focussed and cost effective data management, reception, administration and secretarial services at Head Office. The ideal candidate
The role will appeal to a creative self- starter with positive high energy levels, enthusiasm and a real can do attitude, looking for greater autonomy and a sense of ownership. If you’re ready for the challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher’s forward we would love to hear from you. Key aspects of the job will be
In return we offer
Recruitment Process At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting. To be considered, your on-line application must include a full supporting statement addressing the criteria stated above. For the full Job Description for this role and more detail about what will be required, please click here. If you require any further information, please contact us on 0208 780 7800 or send an email to recruitment@stchris.org.uk Closing Date: 23rd July 2019 Please bear in mind that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver. Source: https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk  Location: Barnardo's Fostering Northern Ireland Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Salary: £28,631 - £37,414 Closing Date: 12 July 2019 Interview Date: 31st July 2019 Want to join a highly experienced team of social workers trained in assessment and therapeutic skills?
Barnardo's Fostering Northern Ireland is seeking two permanent social workers for our expanding Family Placement service.
You will have knowledge and experience of fostering, adoption or children's residential services and have an understanding of the voluntary sector. 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. We are committed to welcoming people from a diverse background, culture and experience. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance. Our Fostering Service is based at 230b Belmont Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2AW. The Belfast office serves all 5 Trusts in NI and as we are keen to extend our reach, we can negotiate office space, dependent on the successful applicant's home location. 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  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:
What you'll need:
The rewards:
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:
The person You'll need:
The rewards
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  Location: UK Wide – Home based or Barnardo's office Contract type: Permanent Hours: 36.25 Salary: £45,218 to £58,297 Closing Date: 6 July 2019 Interview Date: 15/07/19 The Head of Service Development and Quality will play a pivotal role in the development of the family placement business across the UK, ensuring high standards of quality assurance. Secure commercially viable contracts in conjunction with the Business Development unit and ensure recognition of Barnardo's as the go to expert in the field of family placement.
Location of postholder: This is UK wide role and hence there is no fixed location for the post holder. Consideration will be given to candidates being home based, or subject to agreement at a Barnardo's office close to home base. As the role is a UK wide post, the post holder will be expected to undertake regular travel across the UK, including overnight stays. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements. 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. At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate. 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  Location: Cardiff Salary £29,700 pa plus £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance (once participating) Closing Date: 30/06/2019 Interview Date: 09/07/2019 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Full Time - Permanent Supervising Social Worker
Homebased - South West Wales 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 to be part of a national non-profitable organisation at a local level. We are interested in individuals 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. Duties of the Supervising Social Worker will include:
We welcome applications from Welsh speaking supervising social workers as we are currently under-represented in this area. The successful supervising social worker will be required to have the following:
TACT offer an excellent benefits package including:
Please see the job information pack for further information. • Closing: Midnight on Sunday 30th June 2019 • Interviews: Tuesday 9th July 2019 - taking place at TACT Cymru (CF11 9LJ) 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 pack can be found 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?
What are the rewards?
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 |
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