Social Worker Team Manager - Kinship Fostering Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Social Worker Team Manager - Kinship Fostering Team
Specialism: Social Worker - Children
Location: Coventry, UK
Salary: £41.42 per hour

Social Worker Team Manager within the Kinship Fostering Team in Coventry, earning £41.42 per hour. This exciting ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, providing the chance to lead a dedicated team delivering high-quality services to children, young people, and kinship foster carers. This role is ideal for an experienced social work leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and supporting families through innovative and effective kinship care arrangements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine leadership, service development, and frontline impact while benefiting from the flexibility and professional rewards that locum work can offer.

Perks and benefits:

• Part Time / Full Time: Enjoy the flexibility to choose a working pattern that supports your lifestyle and personal commitments.

• Hourly Pay: Earn a competitive rate of £41.42 per hour, recognising your experience, skills, and leadership capabilities.

• Professional Development: Access ongoing learning and development opportunities to enhance your management and leadership expertise.

• Work-Life Balance: Benefit from a role that values flexibility and supports a healthy balance between professional and personal commitments.

• Dynamic Work Environment: Join a forward-thinking service where every day brings new opportunities to make a positive difference.

• Leadership Opportunity: Play a key role in shaping kinship fostering services and supporting the development of best practice.

• Meaningful Impact: Help ensure children can safely remain connected to their families and communities through effective kinship care arrangements.

What you will do:

• Lead, motivate, supervise, and manage a team of social workers and practitioners within the Kinship Fostering Team.

• Provide regular supervision, performance management, and professional support to maintain high standards of practice.

• Oversee assessments of prospective kinship foster carers, ensuring compliance with fostering regulations, legislation, and best practice standards.

• Ensure foster carers receive effective support, guidance, and development opportunities to promote successful placements.

• Manage safeguarding concerns promptly and effectively, providing oversight on complex child protection and fostering cases.

• Monitor and review casework, assessments, reports, and care planning to ensure quality and consistency.

• Develop