Fostering Team Manager - Children's

Fostering Team Manager
Social Care
Children's Services
Social Care Qualified - Children
Lincoln
£56,769 - £62,278
Permanent
Full-time
13/10/2024

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced leader to join us as a Team Manager in the Fostering Service. We are looking for an exceptional and dynamic Team Manager with high energy, enthusiasm and creativity to continue to develop our Outstanding Fostering Service, to ensure we provide Children and Young people with placements of the highest quality to maximise their outcomes.

About the role

As a Team Manager, you will have excellent leadership skills, bringing an ability to balance service priorities and work collaboratively with other service areas and partner agencies.

Building on Lincolnshire Children's Service outstanding performance together with the existing Team Managers, you will lead the operation of the Fostering Service including the Kinship agenda to ensure the delivery of high quality, high performing and cost effective social work and placement services to children, young people, carers and their families in line with the requirements of national legislation and guidance.

You will benefit from a stable, experienced Leadership Team who are committed to creative and innovative change to improve the lives of children and families in Lincolnshire.

About you

We are inviting applications from practitioners, who are seeking their next career progression or from existing Team Managers who are seeking to expand their professional development.

We are looking for someone who will be resilient and confidence in balancing both the daily and longer term aspirations for children in care and the growth and development fostering community.

The role requires effective management of the service in the assessment, supervision and support of foster carers within the legal framework and National Minimum Standards.

• Will continuously innovate practice using a strengths based and solution focussed approach in a supportive environment to further develop the services. Be creative and ambitious in growing the adopter and fostering community within Lincolnshire and supporting children to achieving their care plans and aspirations for their futures.
• You will have a good understanding of the legislative context of Safeguarding, Children in Care, Fostering and Adoption including the operational delivery of the Fostering and Adoption Permanence Panels to ensure all services remain compliant whilst being ambitious to develop. If you have a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people, then we would love to hear from you.

Now is an exciting time to join Lincolnshire Children's Services as we are leading the way in providing outstanding support for children and families and we are a Pathfinder local authority in the government's Families First for Children programme.

About Our Offer

Along with a competitive salary we are offering:

• A Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more

Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure

If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click on over to

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Nicola Brangam by emailing

Applications close on 13th October 2024 and interviews will be held on 24th October 2024.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.