Fostering Team Manager

Role Summary

Could you be our next Team Manager? Are you ready for the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of a Social Enterprise that turns children’s lives around daily? Then look no further, start your management career with Five Rivers Child Care. Our North service is looking for a Team Manager to join an established team based in our Doncaster office but with the flexibility to work from home.

Whilst sitting within the Five Rivers North service, the Doncaster office covers such a large geographical area that it is split into two, Doncaster North Team and Doncaster South Team. This role is to manage our Doncaster North Team which covers Leeds, Bradford, York, other areas of North Yorkshire, East Riding, Hull and North Lincolnshire.

You will need to be someone with strong leadership qualities and a passion for improving outcomes for children is desirable for this role.

You must be registered with Social Work England and either hold a Management or Leadership qualification or be prepared to undertake training on this.

There is an expectation of travel across the region to attend carer connection groups, training and managers meetings.

This is an exciting, but demanding opportunity for someone to continue to build on an established fostering team. This will require someone with Vision, Energy and strong Leadership and Management skills to achieve what we expect of the service in the future.

Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am – 5pm and Friday 9am – 4:30pm. This is a full-time role of 37 hours covering 5 days per week, with some flexibility working from home when agreed by the service manager. Some flexibility will be required.

• 25 days of holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• Blue light card
• £5,100 Car Allowance
• Enhanced Maternity leave package for mothers who have been with us for over 1 year
• Company Pension Scheme
• Simply Health – Medical Cash Back Plan
• Free Parking on Site
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Refer a Foster Carer Bonus for potential carers, not in your area
• Employee assistance programs
• Professional Supervision by your manager
• Formal induction and training in our paperless electronic recording and management system (CHARMs)
• Individual and group Clinical reflective space provided by a qualified psychologist/clinician
• Opportunities to integrate with our clinical, education and residential services

• The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve the best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carers
• Experience working in the fostering sector or with children/young people in social care
• A formal social work qualification
• Be registered as a social worker with Social Work England
• Have a valid driving licence
• The right to work in the UK

£44,856.50 to £50,881 p.a. + Car Allowance and On-Call Allowance

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.