Assistant Team Manager – Foster With North East

Assistant Team Manager – Foster with North East
Grade 9 - £45,441 - £49,498 per annum, plus payment of an Essential Car User Allowance of £1239 per annum and 2 % Recruitment and Retention Allowance.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE 1st MARCH 2024
Together for Children works on behalf of Sunderland City Council to deliver children’s services in the city. An Ofsted rated Outstanding service, ‘where all workers have reasonable caseloads and are well supported by visible and approachable managers; as a result, social workers are supported to carry out innovative work with children’ (Ofsted 2021).
You will be responsible for the continued roll out of Foster with North East, regional recruitment and support hub, ensuring that sound advice and guidance is shared with prospective foster carers.
This includes.
You will need to have sound knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills. Experience of working with children, foster carers, parents and other professionals is highly desirable. Knowledge of family finding and matching children with carers would also be an advantage.
A good understanding of the Fostering Regulations, Guidance and National Minimum Standards 2011 (England) is expected.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Closing date 22nd February 2024
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued, and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks: Accessibility Network, LGBTQ+ Network, Racial Equality Network and Armed Forces Network.
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background.
As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees.
If you have a disability, please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace’ peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk