 Location: Hybrid working with a minimum of one day per week in our office Salary: £TBC Closing Date: 9 am on Tue 30 Apr 2025 As the Quality Assurance Director, you will lead and manage the quality assurance, safeguarding and compliance functions within Team Fostering. You will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive quality assurance strategy that aligns with the agency’s objectives. You will also be accountable for driving the company’s quality initiatives, supporting policy development, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and National Minimum Standards, and overseeing training and safeguarding activities. Additionally you will act as the Designated Complaints Officer and the second Agency Decision Maker (ADM).
Click here for full job details  We’re delighted to announce the result of our recent Ofsted inspection in Yorkshire and the East Midlands where we were awarded a rating of Good.
To celebrate we took our carers and staff to Aston Hall for afternoon tea to thank them for all their hard work. We shared inspirational stories of what brought us all to the world of fostering in the first place and heard about the journey some of our children have been on. Team Fostering CEO Kathryn Hayes said: “This is an excellent achievement, reflecting the tremendous dedication, hard work, and commitment of every individual within the Yorkshire and East Midlands team and of our entire agency. It truly showcases the phenomenal support we provide to our fostering families and children, as well as the life-changing outcomes we achieve together. Click here to read what Ofsted had to say  Sue McNulty is one of our Team Managers in the Yorkshire and East Midlands region. For Social Work Week we sat down for a chat about how she found herself working in social care, her own fostering experience and what makes the social work team at Team Fostering so special.
So Sue, how did you get into social work? I started off doing community and youth work before going on to gain a social work qualification. My first experience was working in supported accommodation. I was part of a project which supported mums with learning difficulties and their children. That’s what I did for quite a few years then I moved into child protection. Around that time I also became a foster carer and for 20 years I had the parallel of working in child protection, social work and the front end working across adoption and fostering. That’s what I’ve done until coming to Team Fostering. I wanted to use my fostering experience because that’s been really important to me. I’m also now a shared lives carer. Click here to read more  Location: North Shields - Hybrid Salary: £26,896.35 – £32,589.65 per annum depending upon experience Hours: 37.5 hours per week working flexibly between Monday – Sunday (Flexible working requests will be considered) Closing Date: 9 am on Friday 28 March 2025. We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office.
This role will involve some evening and weekend working. This would typically be between 5-8pm on an evening twice a week, and 3 hours on a weekend once a month. There may be occasions where it would be more hours on a weekend but this would be planned well in advance. Evening work and weekend work would mean this time would be taken back during the working week to allow flexibility for both the post holder and the agency. As part of our continued growth as an agency and the on-going development of our services, we are expanding our Recruitment Team and would welcome applications from skilled professionals to support the agency in recruiting skilled and suitable foster carers by dealing with initial enquiries, liaising with potential foster carers, attending community based recruitment events, working closely with marketing colleagues, and engaging with current foster carers. The successful applicant will have:
Click here for full job details  For Social Work Week we asked our foster carers what they think of our Supervising Social Workers.
After the first lightening quick response which described one as “the best thing since sliced bread” we were inundated with carers wanting to big up the people they described as their ‘ally’. Click here to read some of the words they shared.  Location: North East/Middlesbrough Hours: Sessional role Salary for the post is £36.85 per hour (each review and audit of carer’s file = 6 ½ hours) Closing Date: 3rd March 2025 We are looking for Independent Reviewing Officers based in North East region. Our Independent Reviewing Officers contribute to the provision of a high quality fostering service for children by ensuring that every Team Fostering foster carer’s suitability to foster and terms of approval are reviewed at least once annually as required by the Fostering Regulations.
Independent Reviewing Officers chair foster carer reviews and produce high quality reports for Team Fostering on a self-employed basis. As part of the preparation for a review they also conduct audits of the agency files to ensure a high standard of recording is maintained. Individuals will have the necessary social work and management skills and experience to undertake this task, to contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the organisation. Team Fostering will provide regular supervision. Click here for full job details  Location: North Shields, hybrid Salary: £23,641.46 – £27,018.81 per annum. Starting salary will be depending upon experience Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday Closing Date: 9 am Friday, 21st February 2025 We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office.
We are looking for an experienced Administrator to join our team in the Northeast region, providing a high standard of business support to the agency. You will work in a timely, efficient, and self-motivated manner, supporting the organisation across our North Shields and Middlesbrough bases alongside colleagues in the wider Business Support Team. Within this role, you will be expected to deal with highly sensitive information, therefore an ability to maintain confidentiality at all times is essential. Experience of working within a social care setting would be an advantage. Click here for full job details  Location: North East/Middlesbrough Salary: £36.85 per hour (each review and audit of carer’s file = 6 ½ hours) Hours and Salary: This is a sessional role. Closing Date: 21st February 2025 We are looking for Independent Reviewing Officers based in North East region. Our Independent Reviewing Officers contribute to the provision of a high quality fostering service for children by ensuring that every Team Fostering foster carer’s suitability to foster and terms of approval are reviewed at least once annually as required by the Fostering Regulations.
Independent Reviewing Officers chair foster carer reviews and produce high quality reports for Team Fostering on a self-employed basis. As part of the preparation for a review they also conduct audits of the agency files to ensure a high standard of recording is maintained. Individuals will have the necessary social work and management skills and experience to undertake this task, to contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the organisation. Key Tasks:
Click here for full job details  Team Fostering is an ethical not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and track record for providing high quality, value for money fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these values in their everyday work.
Our Form F Assessors contribute to the provision of a first-class fostering service for children by assessing prospective foster carers. Sessional Form F Assessors undertake assessments for Team Fostering on a self–employed basis. We require individuals with the necessary skills and experience to undertake detailed home studies of prospective foster carers and to write high quality assessment reports. Key Tasks:
Rates of Pay: – £2086.20 per completed assessment – £413.80 Fast Track Assessment bonus – £150 Home Visit Fee – £24.55 per hour for uncompleted assessments Click here for full job details  One of the best parts of the year at Team Fostering is the night we get to champion our young people. On Friday we held the Yorkshire and East Midlands Celebration of Achievements where carers, children and staff had a jolly good evening hearing how our young people have been absolutely smashing life over the past 12 months. During the night we enjoyed circus skills, boxing tips and sports activities at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield plus Board Member Chris gave us a fabulous speech about his journey to the Olympics and a glimpse of his gold medal. But of course the main reason we were there was to hand out the awards. Here are some of the stories of our finalists and winners. Click here to read the full article  |
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