Overview
In this role you will lead Salford Children’s Services’ fostering and permanence portfolio, guiding innovative care models and support for foster carers and special guardians. You will drive operational leadership across Focus Project, Specialist Fostering, Enhanced Carers, and SGO/ASSGF pathways, aiming to improve placement stability and outcomes for children. You’ll shape trauma-informed, therapeutic practice and build strong partnerships to deliver timely, right-sized support. This is a chance to influence the future of fostering in Salford and make a lasting difference for children and families.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Focus model and recruit/retention of Focus carers with strong training, supervision and support
- Develop and supervise Enhanced Carer models and therapeutic approaches across fostering
- Oversee SGO assessments and post-SGO support pathways with adherence to legislation and guidance
- Strengthen post-order support including training and practical assistance for guardians and children
- Promote trauma-informed, attachment-focused practice across services
- Ensure practice aligns with statutory requirements and emerging national developments
- Lead and develop teams to deliver service improvements and change management
- Foster strong partnerships and client-centred approaches to improve outcomes
Key requirements
- Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England
- Substantial experience in children's social care with fostering/kinship/permanence knowledge
- Experience in managing and developing teams and delivering service improvement
- Understanding of fostering legislation, regulations, SGO requirements and safeguarding responsibilities
- Effective leadership to motivate staff and drive innovation
- Strong partnership-working skills and commitment to relationship-based, trauma-informed practice
- leadership
- partnership-working
- change management
- communication
- knowledge of fostering legislation and SGO requirements
- trauma-informed practice implementation
Fostering Manager Focus and SGO in Salford employer: Salford City Council
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