Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract Type: Full time / Permanent
Additional Payments: Essential car user allowance and £5,000 market rate supplement
Closing Date: 14 May 2026
Closing time: 11.59pm
Interview Method: Face to Face
This Role Is Subject To
* Legal right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.
* 2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.
* Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England.
* Medical Clearance - Pre-placement health assessment (PPHA)
* Essential Car Documentation: This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance.
* DBS clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders, and it is available upon request.
We’re looking for an experienced Team Manager to lead and develop our Kinship Care service, with a strong focus on Special Guardianship Orders (SGO) and service growth. You’ll provide confident leadership to a skilled team, ensuring high‑quality assessments, purposeful support plans, and timely, child‑focused decision‑making. Alongside day‑to‑day management, you’ll play a key role in developing practice, strengthening SGO pathways, and shaping how kinship care evolves across the service.
You’ll Bring
* Strong leadership experience in children’s social care
* In‑depth understanding of SGO and kinship care legislation and practice
* A passion for quality, learning and continuous improvement
* The confidence to influence, innovate and develop services
We Offer
* The chance to lead meaningful, long‑term change
* A supportive senior leadership team
* Real scope to shape practice and outcomes for children and families
Key Skills
* You will be a person who has good people skills, is able to nurture and develop staff including newly qualified and more advanced practitioners, be able to work alongside a plethora of professionals in a multi‑agency context and influence positive cultures within your team and the service overall.
* You will be a leader and someone who is brave and creative.
* You will work alongside the Service Lead and Assistant Director as an integral part of the leadership team in Fostering and Kinship Care.
* You will have excellent communication skills, good IT skills, the ability to manage performance and quality and a sound knowledge of Legislation and statutory guidance in relation to fostering and children.
Requirements
* Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
* Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
* If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental‑health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability‑related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
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