At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a passionate team to support foster parents and transform children's lives.
- Company: Join Barnardo's Cymru, a dedicated and inclusive fostering service.
- Benefits: Flexible working, competitive leave, pension contributions, and discounts at major retailers.
- Other info: Hybrid working options and a supportive team environment await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the community while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in social care with strong knowledge of fostering regulations.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Barnardo's Cymru Adoption & Fostering Service
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: 19 July 2026
Join Our Team as a Fostering Practice Manager in the Wales Fostering Service. We're offering an exciting opportunity to become a Fostering Practice Manager within our dedicated Wales Fostering Team. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will lead a team of skilled and passionate Supervising Social Workers, ensuring they deliver exceptional supervision, support, and training to foster parents and their families. Your leadership will help foster parents provide trauma-informed care that transforms the lives of children and young people.
- Lead and inspire your team to meet evolving service demands through high-quality supervision and adherence to fostering regulations in Wales.
- Support recruitment and retention of foster carers, contributing to strategic development and service improvement.
- Collaborate with external partners, including local authorities, health and education professionals, and child welfare organisations, to ensure holistic care for children and families.
We're looking for a driven individual with substantial supervisory experience in social care, ready to take the next step in their career. Whether you're an experienced Team Manager, Deputy Manager, or a seasoned leader seeking a fresh challenge, this role offers a platform to share your expertise and make a lasting impact.
You'll be part of a supportive and knowledgeable team, with access to coaching, mentoring, and leadership development from the Operations Manager, Assistant Head of Business, and wider service colleagues.
- Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience, with strong knowledge of fostering regulations in Wales.
- Confidence using social media platforms to promote fostering and enhance visibility across Wales.
- Proven ability to lead organisational change, manage performance, and drive service excellence.
We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. 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.
Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.
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.
- Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service.
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme.
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options.
- Service related sick pay from day 1.
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution.
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
- Cycle2work scheme.
- Interest free season ticket loans.
- Discounts and cashback from high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal.
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
T&Cs apply based on contract. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women.
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Barnardo's Cymru Adoption & Fostering Service is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its staff, offering a supportive work culture where flexibility and empowerment are key. With comprehensive benefits including generous annual leave, family-friendly policies, and opportunities for professional growth through coaching and mentoring, employees can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families across Wales.
