FFP Member, Action for Children, are recruiting for a Team Manager, Fostering

Location: Glasgow
Salary: circa £46000
Directorate: Children's Services Scotland
Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time
Closing Date: 15 September 2023

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Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract 12 months - Full-Time - 37 hours per week,

Reward: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, professional qualifications, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands.

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 670,000 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
Do you have the values we need? Do you want to be part of a Service that helps young people feel valued and important?  … helps them grow and be stronger? …  inspires and feel supported? 

CAPS Fostering Service is a specialist fostering service that offers attachment- based therapeutic care to young people who cannot be looked after at home.  We offer the highest standard of care and provide our carers with excellent training, supervision and support to achieve the best outcomes for young people. As a Team Manager you will be working as part of our friendly and dynamic team (Fostering Scotland) and participating in our out of hours duty rota .

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Being part of a team of social workers, children's workers and therapists to support carers to provide stable, fun and loving family experiences for our young people.
• Working with others to inspire, support and keep young people safe; support their connections with families, and promote a secure base and build positive memories.   
• Promoting the highest standards of care and wellbeing for young people and guiding and delivering training to carers and team members.  
• By thinking therapeutically about how we care for young people now and for their future; and to ensure safeguarding through the highest standard of supervision.  
• Having a sound understanding of legislation, policies practice and procedures, and most importantly an ability to keep the young person at the centre of all that you do.
• Being part of a team that values relationship- based practice to make a difference to the lives and experiences of looked after young people.

Let's talk about you

• A degree in social work or equivalent and experience of safeguarding/ public protection
  
• A minimum of 2 years' experience as a social worker within children and family statutory services.
  
• Experience of family placement and/or PQ training would be an advantage.

Good to know

Application Process
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool
We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact: Jessica Jarvis, Recruitment Partner via email; [email protected]

Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Don't meet every single requirement?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

Full details and application documents here