Fostering Team Manager - London

Could you be our next Team Manager? Are you ready for the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of a Social Enterprise that turns children’s lives around daily? Then look no further, starting your management career with Five Rivers Child Care. Our London & East Fostering service is looking for a Team Manager to join an established team based in our office in Harold Wood.

We are interested in speaking with current Team Managers, Senior or Advanced Practitioners, as you will have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in this role. As a Team Manager, you will work closely with our Service Manager to help shape, influence, and implement the continued growth of this service within London, Essex and Kent areas. This will include driving forward carer recruitment and retention initiatives as well as overseeing the day-to-day duty/referral process.

In supporting the Service Manager, you will need to be someone with strong leadership qualities and a passion for improving outcomes for children is desirable for this role. You must be registered with Social Work England and either hold a Management or Leadership qualification or be prepared to undertake training on this.

At our London & East Service, there are some requirements to travel for Operational Area Meetings, Support Groups and Training Events. This is an exciting, but demanding opportunity for someone to continue to build on an established fostering team. This will require someone with Vision, Energy and strong Leadership and Management skills to achieve what we expect of the service in the future.

This is a full-time role of 37 hours covering 5 days per week, and some flexibility can be working from home when agreed by the service manager. Monday to Thursday 9 am – 5 pm and Friday 9 am – 4:30 pm although some flexibility will be required.

Why Five Rivers?

• Market-Related Salary plus on-call allowance
• 25 days of holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• £5,100 Car Allowance
• Enhanced Maternity leave package for mothers who have been with us for over 1 year
• Company Pension Scheme
• Simply Health – Medical Cash Back Plan
• Free Parking on Site
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Refer a Foster Carer Bonus for potential carers, not in your area
• Employee assistance programs
• Professional Supervision by your manager
• Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)
• Individual and group Clinical reflective space provided by a qualified psychologist/clinician
• Opportunities to integrate with our clinical, education and residential services

Requirements

• The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve the best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carers
• Experience working in the fostering sector or with children/young people in social care
• A formal social work qualification
• Be registered as a social worker with Social Work England
• Have a valid driving license
• The right to work in the UK

Do not delay your application. For more information, please get in touch with our recruitment team by calling 01722 435750 option 2 or by emailing Recruitment@five-rivers.org. We are also happy to arrange an informal chat with our service manager for you to discuss this role further.

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and a DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.