Team Manager

We are recruiting for a permanent, full time, Adoption Team Manager for an Essex based authority.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be onsite a minimum of 2 days a week. This position attracts the added incentive of a one-off payment of £7,500, after you have been employed in this post for 3 years and 1 day!

The team's goal is to provide a first-class professional service by being responsible and efficient for children, young people and their families, alongside supervising a small team of social workers in the recruitment, training and assessment of prospective adopters. You will have adoption or fostering experience, be more than 4 years post qualified and have experience at management level.

You will manage and develop the overall adoption service and maintain and build links with statutory and voluntary organisations to contribute to the publicity which promotes the work of the adoption agency with these bodies and the general public.

The post holder will lead, motivate and review the performance of the team, ensuring that staff supervision and appraisals ae undertaken, identifying skill gaps or training needs.

Benefits for you as the Team Manager:

• Salary up to £55,800 per annum
• £7,500 payment after three years
• Up to £8,000 towards relocation
• Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Flexible Working
• Healthcare
• Additional Benefits

Please follow the instructions on this website, or alternatively contact Tom McKenna at Charles Hunter Associates on or email for further details and please do be sure to leave your contact details