Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Deputy Team Manager within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Essex.
The salary for this permanent Deputy Team Manager job is up to £53,465 per annum.
Main duties:
- To support the Fostering Operations Manager to ensure that services are delivered in line with The Fostering Services: National Minimum Standards 2011 and legal requirements of the Fostering Services Regulations 2011 and The Children Acts 1989 & 2004.
- To ensure that all children in need, in need of protection, and/or in care are safeguarded and their well-being is promoted effectively, through assessment and care planning alongside the application of specialist theory, practical and procedural knowledge.
- To assist, the recruitment/retention of all foster carers, and timely completion of assessments. To support and quality assure all aspects of work relating to the Fostering Service and quality assure Development Plan and Household Reviews.
- To ensure effective presentation at Fostering Panels, quality assure reports and support the Operations Manager to develop learning from any emerging theme.
- To work in partnership with key agencies, ensuring collaboration and information sharing to ensure good outcomes for children.
- To manage and oversee the supervision of Foster Carers and Specialist Guardianship carers. To ensure recruitment and retention of carers and support Operations Manager with the development of Fostering strategies and policies and completion of household reviews.
- To manage and ensure the effective management of the team (Social Workers, Social Work Assistants and childcare professionals) and the supervision and allocation of casework/assessment is monitored across the team.
- To ensure budgetary guidelines are adhered to by team members through supervision and applying appropriate decisions which reflect cost effective decision without compromising need.
- To undertake staff performance tasks as directed by the Operations Manager to ensure staff performance conforms to the required professional and performance standards, including full electronic recording of work on Liquid Logic system.
Requirements of this Deputy Team Manager job:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Continual professional development.
- Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
