Job Opportunity with Barnardo's - Practice Manager - Fostering

Location: East Midlands Family Placement Project
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 22
Salary: £33,591.00 - £44,172.00 (Full Time Equivalent) £19,973.03 - £26,264.43 (Pro Rata)
Closing Date: 24 April 2022

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Barnardo's Midlands Fostering Families is looking for a part time Fostering Practice Manager to join our service at the Spondon office.  The successful applicant will undertake the supervision and continuous professional development of social work staff. They will ensure that fostering practice remains of a high standard by quality assuring assessments, file audits and help develop practice across the team. They will join a team of supportive Practice Managers working across the Midlands.

As a member of the management team the successful applicant is expected to contribute towards the strategic planning and development of the service, including implementation of team plans and assessment of future resources.  

The applicant must have:

• a valid social work qualification
  
• significant children and families experience and relevant fostering experience
  
• excellent presentation, organisation, time - management, written and communication skills
  
• clear thinking and good assessment ability 
  
• ability to motivate, support and champion good practice
  
• work effectively with colleagues, foster carers and other stakeholders
  

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address. 

Flexibility
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

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.

Full details and application documents here