About the Team Warwickshire has a fantastic fostering team with a Good Ofsted rating. We are countywide and have links with Fostering Network to support us and our foster carers. We recruit foster carers, assess them, supervise, and support them offering Warwickshire foster carers outstanding training and support. We also have an SGO (Special Guardianship Order) support team. We are fortunate to have psychologists who are based in our team who offers consultations to staff and foster carers. We are proud of our Fostering Service and if you join us, you will see why. Find out why we are good Ofsted If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Find out more about Us and Our Offer to you Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. About the Role You will be joining a team where your work will be child focused, analytical, and based on safeguarding evidence. We are looking for a permanent part-time Team Manager for 22.5 hours per week. The role of the Supervision and Support Team Manager is a key position and a lead role in our Fostering Specialist Schemes. You will join three other Team Managers who are responsible for the management of Social Workers and oversight of foster carers. This role will provide management oversight for in total 5 workers, 2 experienced social workers, a newly qualified social worker and 2 part time fostering reviewing officers. If you have ambitious standards and have management experience or equivalent this is a rare opportunity so if you are thinking of applying, do it now, we would like to hear from you. We will require you to have a full understanding of Fostering National Minimum Standards. You will be a qualified and Social Work England registered social worker. We are looking for experience in this field and would welcome you into a stable and well-established team. Download our Why work for Us Brochure Key Requirements To manage a team of Supervising Social Workers. To manage a high-quality fostering service ensuring that comprehensive support services and robust supervision is provided to all foster carers. To supervise and manage a staff team, providing support, supervision and advice. To take responsibility for ensuring that the agency’s policies and procedures are properly implemented and monitored by social workers and that agency practice complies with UK legislation and the UK National Minimum Standards. To contribute to Management and Team training and development where applicable. To contribute to strategic planning for the agency. To have oversight of Annual Reviews, Standards of Care Investigations, Allegations, and other identified work ensuring that high standards are maintained and are compliant with agency standards, within agreed timescales as required. Read more in our Agile Working leaflet We also offer agile working, as well as hybrid working Children and families service - rewards and benefits – Warwickshire County Council. If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification. Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund. The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform. Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council. Additional Information Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. To discuss the role please contact Jo Smith: josmithwarwickshire.gov.uk Closing Date: 28 th May 2024 Interview Date: 11 th June 2024 Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayrollwarwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See ? more