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Service Manager Fostering

Employer
Cheshire East Council
Location
Middlewich, Cheshire
Salary
£46,028 to £52,803 Per Annum
Closing date
29 Sep 2019
Reference
E381

Job Details

We are looking for an experienced leader and manager for our Fostering Service in Middlewich who can help us to deliver our vision for children, young people and their families. We want Cheshire East to be a great place to be young where all children are well supported to maximise their life chances; a place where they can thrive in our care, are safe from any harm or abuse, have access to outstanding education and feel prepared for adulthood. To assist us in delivering these aims, we have introduced Signs of Safety as our operational model and a comprehensive programme of training will be available to anyone who is unfamiliar with this approach.

The successful candidate will be someone who can ensure that services provided to our Cared For Children are of high quality, cost effective and meet or exceed national standards and frameworks where applicable. You must be able to work with partner agencies and other local authorities in Foster4 to develop and grow the service in an increasingly competitive fostering market. You will need to be a qualified and HCPC registered social worker with extensive experience of fostering either in a local authority or IFA, permanency planning and Court work, and be a confident decision maker who can provide leadership, support and professional development to the Team Managers, Supervising Social Workers and Family Support Workers who make up the service, and to other colleagues throughout Children’s Social Care. You will also need the emotional intelligence to be able to relate to and support our foster carers in the amazing work that they do.

You will need a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing Cared For Children and their carers, a proven track record of working alongside key partner agencies, be comfortable in handling performance management data and challenge, and have innovative ideas for service delivery and improvement. Above all else, we are looking for someone with passion and resilience who is only interested in achieving the best possible outcomes for the children and young people of Cheshire East.

For an informal discussion please contact keith.martin@cheshireeast.gov.uk or telephone 01606 288936 or 07827 958060.

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.

For any enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.

Company

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live, work, visit and invest. We are proud to be one of the biggest employers in the area, employing around 4000 staff based in offices and other workplaces across the Borough. As a unitary council, we provide many different services and we offer a wide range of opportunities to job applicants from all backgrounds, ages, skills and interests. Our aim is to have a diverse workforce that understands and represents the communities they serve.

We work hard to deliver on our promise to Put Residents First by asking our staff to live our values which we believe underpin our success. To us ‘Putting Residents First’ is about really listening and understanding what residents and businesses need and responding appropriately to provide the best possible Service.

If you would like to be part of our team and want to contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate and are willing to work as part of a team we would like to hear from you.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0300 123 5500
Location
Cheshire East Council
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 1HZ
GB

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