Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Practice Manager Family Placement

Location: Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Service, Glasgow
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 22.2
Salary: £35,271.00 - £44,172.00 (FTE) £21,162.60 - £26,503.20 (Pro Rata)
​Plus £312 Office at Home Allowance
Closing Date: 6 February 2023
Interview Date: TBC

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Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Glasgow are looking to recruit a part time Practice Manager to join our busy team. This position is for a 22.2 hour post.

You will work alongside 2 other PT Practice Managers as part of a wider team of staff responsible for the recruitment and support of foster carers who provide care to looked after children and young people who are referred to our service from the Local Authority.  This post is primarily linked to our Glasgow and West Fostering service with an expectation on occasion to travel further afield.

We are seeking an individual who can:

• work alongside others in planning and coordinating services and be a proactive colleague
  
• lead, support and manage others
  
• oversee and maintain systems
  
• be flexible to respond to the needs of both colleagues but especially carers and young people
  
• demonstrate both excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
• have a good understanding of the legislation, policies and National Standards we work within
  
• ensure that Children and Young People's welfare remains paramount and central in all aspects of the service

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.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

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 candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

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