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Team Manager - Adoption & Permanence
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 14 Mehefin 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £58,215 i £64,054 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £58,215 - £64,054 (includes £6700 annual market supplement) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Gorffennaf 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Reading Borough Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | BFC0740 |
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Brighter Futures for Children
Fostering, Special Guardianship & Adoption Service
Brighter Futures for Children is an independent, not-for-profit-company, wholly owned by Reading Borough Council. Our responsibility is to deliver quality children's services, early help, education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services in the borough.
About the role:
Our Adoption & Permanence Service sits within our Children’s Social Care Service. This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role in managing the Service, which brings together a number of our permanency services including, but not limited to:
Permanency Planning for all Children Looked After aged up to 14 years.
Family finding for children with Care Plans of permanent fostering.
The assessment of Connected Carers and Special Guardians.
The registration of Private Foster Carers and monitoring and supporting private fostering arrangements.
Supervision of and support to Connected Carers.
The provision of Special Guardianship Support Services.
The management of the BFfC Permanence Allowance Scheme.
Liaison with our RAA and the day-to-day management of our RAA contract.
The provision of support and advise to social workers and managers across the local authority, with regards to achieving and maintaining permanent placements for Children Looked After.
The completion of Life Books and setting up of contact arrangement for adopted children.
Working in partnership with the Head of Service and Service Manager for Corporate Parenting, Fostering, Special Guardianship & Adoption, our Adoption & Permanence Team Manager holds accountability for the operational management and supervision of our Adoption & Permanence Team, including case allocation, resource and performance management, quality assurance and partnership working. This is a leadership role which will require the successful applicant to positively influence the future development of the team and staff group and the experience of children, young people and families. The post holder will also need to work closely with the Team Managers in our front-line Children & Families Teams, our IFA, and our Commissioning Team, in order to ensure the provision of timely and well-co-ordinated services. The post holder will directly line manage approximately 6 direct supervisees and will supervise, manage, monitor and control service budgets.
For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.
Please note: Brighter Futures for Children operates a flexible working model; however, all Social Care managers are generally expected to be office based for three days a week (average), and to maintain a flexible approach in responding to service demands.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
Cycle to work scheme.
Season train ticket loans
Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
A range of local shopping discounts
Post specific training will be made available to the successful applicant dependent on previous experience.
Training will also be made available around:
Relevant BFfC policies, procedures and Practice Guidance;
The BFfC Mosaic records system.
Professional supervision will be available and Individual professional objectives will be set as part of your continuous professional development and will be reviewed through professional supervision and annual appraisals (with six monthly review).
Want to know more?
Closing date for applications – Sunday 7th July
Interviews – Wednesday 17th July
Note: Interviews will be held face-to-face at the Civic Offices in Reading
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Fostering, Special Guardianship & Adoption Service
Brighter Futures for Children is an independent, not-for-profit-company, wholly owned by Reading Borough Council. Our responsibility is to deliver quality children's services, early help, education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services in the borough.
About the role:
Our Adoption & Permanence Service sits within our Children’s Social Care Service. This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role in managing the Service, which brings together a number of our permanency services including, but not limited to:
Permanency Planning for all Children Looked After aged up to 14 years.
Family finding for children with Care Plans of permanent fostering.
The assessment of Connected Carers and Special Guardians.
The registration of Private Foster Carers and monitoring and supporting private fostering arrangements.
Supervision of and support to Connected Carers.
The provision of Special Guardianship Support Services.
The management of the BFfC Permanence Allowance Scheme.
Liaison with our RAA and the day-to-day management of our RAA contract.
The provision of support and advise to social workers and managers across the local authority, with regards to achieving and maintaining permanent placements for Children Looked After.
The completion of Life Books and setting up of contact arrangement for adopted children.
Working in partnership with the Head of Service and Service Manager for Corporate Parenting, Fostering, Special Guardianship & Adoption, our Adoption & Permanence Team Manager holds accountability for the operational management and supervision of our Adoption & Permanence Team, including case allocation, resource and performance management, quality assurance and partnership working. This is a leadership role which will require the successful applicant to positively influence the future development of the team and staff group and the experience of children, young people and families. The post holder will also need to work closely with the Team Managers in our front-line Children & Families Teams, our IFA, and our Commissioning Team, in order to ensure the provision of timely and well-co-ordinated services. The post holder will directly line manage approximately 6 direct supervisees and will supervise, manage, monitor and control service budgets.
For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.
Please note: Brighter Futures for Children operates a flexible working model; however, all Social Care managers are generally expected to be office based for three days a week (average), and to maintain a flexible approach in responding to service demands.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
Cycle to work scheme.
Season train ticket loans
Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
A range of local shopping discounts
Post specific training will be made available to the successful applicant dependent on previous experience.
Training will also be made available around:
Relevant BFfC policies, procedures and Practice Guidance;
The BFfC Mosaic records system.
Professional supervision will be available and Individual professional objectives will be set as part of your continuous professional development and will be reviewed through professional supervision and annual appraisals (with six monthly review).
Want to know more?
Closing date for applications – Sunday 7th July
Interviews – Wednesday 17th July
Note: Interviews will be held face-to-face at the Civic Offices in Reading
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.
If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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