Registered Manager - Fostering
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Job Title: Registered Manager - Fostering
Location: Jay Fostering, Whetstone, Leicestershire
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: £54,000 - £64,000 per annum (this includes a £4,000 car allowance)
This is an amazing opportunity to join National Fostering Group as a Registered Manager with Jay Fostering. Jay Fostering is a small to medium-sized agency that is well-established in the Leicestershire area. It has a skilled staff team, many of whom have been with the agency for a long time. Our most recent Ofsted rating was Good!
About the Group
Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!
83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company!
With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
About the Role.
As Registered Manager you will be accountable for providing vision and leadership to teams within Brighter Futures. The successful candidate will promote the agency and follow relevant guidelines ensuring the team meet the “Statement of Purpose” and remain compliant with legislation and regulations.
The Registered Manager will lead a team including Team Managers, Supervising Social Workers and Support Workers to ensure they have the support they need for effective team working and development. You will seek opportunities for improvement, business growth and maintain key links within Local Authorities.
Who we are looking for?
We are looking for someone who has experience working successfully as a manager and leader to develop high performing teams within Children’s Services. Experience of working within fostering is desirable but not essential. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of relevant policies and regulations for Children’s Services and experience providing high quality outcomes for children and young people.
You will need to be a qualified social worker and hold either:
* A level 4 Leadership and Management for Care Services and Health and Social Care (achieved before January 2011), OR;
* A level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (achieved after January 2011)
Due to the nature of the role you will need to have a full UK driving licence and use of a car for work.
Main Responsibilities
* Monitoring and maintaining full compliance with regulations and standards to ensure excellent outcomes for children and young people and excellent grades from the regulatory bodies.
* Ensures that within the region there is provision of 24 hour professional support for foster carers and that an effective out of hours placement service is available for customers.
* Ensures any matters concerning child protection are dealt with in accord with government guidelines and company policy.
* Ensures assessments of prospective foster carers is in accordance with National Fostering Group policies and procedures and government guidelines.
* Responsible for ensuring the agency drives to achieve good outcomes for children and takes full responsibility for the service delivery to children, young people, the carers and families, in line with legislation, guidance and local policy and procedures.
* Responsible for the recruitment, induction of new staff and retention of current staff.
* Develops new business and fostering resources within the area where the agency operates.
* Ensures effective client management and maintains external market awareness.
Essential Criteria
* A track record in managing cultural and organisational change management.
* Be a qualified social worker.
* A level 4 Leadership and Management for Care Services and Health and Social Care (achieved before January 2011), OR;
* A level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (achieved after January 2011).
* A proven track record of experience within a similar field.
* Experience supervising and managing professional staff.
* Evidence of Continuous professional/ management development.
* Proven experience of managing budgets.
Why work for us
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes some of our offerings:
* Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
* You will also get 1 extra days holiday per year of service up until 5 years
* Minimum 9% pension contributions
* Life Assurance
* ‘The Hub’ – a discount marketplace
* Tech Scheme – tax and interest free retail vouchers
Plus so much more physical and mental health benefits for you to choose from!
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer