Registered Manager (Fostering)

Impact the lives of vulnerable children in Foster Care!! Registered Manager – FosteringOutstanding-Rated Agency | Up to £69,000 (inc Car allowance) Role – Permanent – Full time Location – Essex / East London Having dedicated your career to transforming the lives of fostered children, youll understand the profound impact that exceptional leadership can have on both young people and the teams who support them. This is an amazing opportunity to join National Fostering Group as a Registered Manager with Children First Fostering. We cover Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, parts of London and parts of Kent. We provide high quality foster care for children and young people aged between 0 to 18 years old and currently work with more than 50 foster carers and over 55 children. Our most recent Ofsted rating was Outstanding!The Fostering Agency Ofsted rated Outstanding independent fostering agency! Placements are generalist e.g Sibling groups, mother-and-baby, UASM with the occasional placement with more complex needs (see below) Staff Team of x 5 Social Workers, x 1 Team Manager, Admin staff.Strong, stable and growing Foster carer baseRegistered Manager is supported by a stableSupport and backing of the UKs largest independant Fostering agency. Registered Managers are supported by Finance, HR, Recruitment, Assesement, Carer Recrutiment and matching teams leaving you free to concentrate on managing the service!!Careeer path that leads to leads to Area Manager- Regional Director!Your Strategic Impact:Lead a dedicated team of Supervising Social Workers and Support Workers across Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, North Kent, East London and North KentShape best practice and maintain our Outstanding Ofsted rating through your expertise in fostering regulations and quality standardsDrive innovative approaches to foster carer recruitment, support, and developmentCultivate strong relationships with Local Authorities to ensure the best possible outcomes for children in our careWhat Makes This Role Different?Autonomy to shape service delivery and strategic direction – Foster Carer Recruitment targets are managed by Area Managers and Carer Rec team leaving the RM free to concentrate on quality and service improvement!Clinical support for LAC with complex needs – We support children, families and SW’s in cased where a young person may have developmental trauma, attachment disorders, neurodiversity via a ‘mobile CAMHS’ of clinical therapists / SALT’s etc.Opportunity to mentor and develop social work professionalsGenuine work-life balance with up to 39 days annual leaveYour Experience:As a qualified Social Worker with either a Level 4 Leadership and Management qualification (pre-2011) or Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (post-2011), youll bring proven experience in childrens services leadership.Professional Development & Benefits:Generous 9% pension contribution£2,000 IT / Ikea – Tech through work schemeDeath in Service – boosted to x 6 salary for small salary sacrificUp to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)You will also get 1 extra days holiday per year of service up until 5 yearsFlex benefits allow you to add private medical, dental, car scheme etc at min cost.Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is in our DNA. If youre ready to take your social work leadership career to the next level while making a lasting difference to childrens lives, wed love to hear from you!*** You must be qualified Social Worker with experience of leading and managing fostering teams, guiding a service. Wed love to hear from Service or group managers from local authority fostering teams or Team Managers, Ops Managers from other IFAs looking to step up! ***We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.We are an Equal Opportunities employer.