Job Title: Social Work – Head of Fostering – South Coast
Location: South Coast (Rustington)
Pay Rate: £375 per day
Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Head of Fostering based on the South Coast.
What will your responsibilities be?
1. Lead the team of operations managers, social workers, and support staff to ensure children and young people in care reach their full potential.
2. Oversee all services in the South region.
3. Provide leadership to the team of social workers, offering support and training.
4. Focus on producing a high-performing region, ensuring operational excellence and financial performance.
5. Effectively deliver the organisational business plan.
6. Work closely with the Assistant Director of Fostering to manage in a therapeutic and supportive manner, focusing on the potential and ability of the team.
Benefits:
7. Car Allowance – £100 p/m car allowance to allow you to work flexibly from different locations.
8. Wellbeing – Access to therapeutic wellbeing sessions with our Therapeutic Services team.
9. Bonuses – Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
10. Medicash – Cashback for various medical appointments & treatments including optical and dental, as well as discounts on a range of online and instore retailers.
11. Life Assurance Scheme – Named beneficiaries qualify for 3x annual salary after successful completion of probationary period.
12. Increased Holiday – 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days within 4 years, plus all bank holidays. Additional 2.5 days each year for your birthday, a health and wellbeing day and a half day for festive shopping.
Other Benefits:
13. The role is offered subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
14. Compass is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
15. The organization values having talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support children and young people.
Must have:
16. Have a car and a valid driving licence to facilitate travel to support your team and meetings nationally at other Compass offices.
17. Have experience working towards KPI’s focused on growth and carer recruitment and retention.
18. Ensure that the child protection and safeguarding practices and fully embedded across the region.
19. Have relevant Social Work Degree.
20. Have Social Work England registration,
21. Be eligible to work in the UK,
22. Have post-qualified experience.
Why Liquid Personnel?
23. Free DBS and compliance service
24. Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
25. Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
26. Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
27. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
28. Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
29. “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
30. “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *