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Team Manager Fostering
We have an exciting opportunity for the role of Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Manager.
You will be responsible for the delivery of the council’s recruitment strategy of foster carers. Oversee the delivery of a robust annual foster carer recruitment strategy for foster carers.
To lead on the development of Connected Persons assessments and where necessary act as a consultant to other teams.
We are keen to hear from you if you have strong leadership skills and a passion for continuous improvement.
You will have a passion for working with applicant Foster Carers, Connected Persons and Special Guardians. You will have experience in ensuring quality assessments and knowledge base of relevant statutory legislation and guidance.
You will be creative and understand the commercial market in which fostering sits. You will be evidenced based in your practice and use data to support developments and quality assurance.
Organisation Cheshire East Council Location Crewe Job Category Children and Young People Services Grade CEC NJC - Grade 11 Salary Min £45,291 Per Annum Salary Max £51,989 Per Annum Hours per week 37 Weeks per year 52.143 Employment Type Permanent Closing Date 30/06/2024 Ref No E2511 Documents(PDF, 359kb)
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
You must be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration and have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.
We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their community and are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.
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.
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If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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