Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Fostering Team to work Full Time for Swiis Foster Care, based in Bristol. The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £47,000per annum. Main duties: To assist and support the management of the regional service through taking lead responsibility for specific areas of activity. To work in partnership with the Registered Manager to ensure that agency policies and procedures are adhered to in accordance with the best practice, Fostering Services, National Minimum Standards 2011, and Fostering Service (England) Regulations 2011. To deputise in the absence of the Registered Manager with the support and guidance of the National Director of Foster Care. To be responsible for all aspects of Health and Safety within the workplace in the absence of the Registered Manager. To contribute to staff development through mentoring, supervision and annual appraisals, workshop practice training where appropriate and to allocate tasks to workers according to need. Coordinate any actions necessary to deal with difficulties arising in the placement of children and young people. Provide leadership and guidance to staff. Attend and participate in Child Care reviews/Case Conferences, Foster Care Reviews and other meetings as required. To contribute to the recruitment and selection of staff. To take responsibility for the supervision of a limited caseload of foster carers should the needs of the service require this. Work in partnership with the Central Placement Team and the Recruitment Team. To ensure good outcomes and regulatory compliance across the service. Participate in the out of hours support to carers. To assist the Registered Manager in the service in areas deemed to be appropriate on a regional basis. Ensure that the relevant notifications in accordance with the Fostering Service Regulations 2011 are brought to the attention of the Registered Manager or in their absence report to Director of Fostering. Ensure appropriate records are maintained. Contribute to the induction of new staff. Any other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the agency commensurate with the post holder's grade, abilities and aptitudes. Requirements of this Team Manager role: A social Work Qualification or equivalent. Understanding of relevant legislation. Registered or eligible for registration. At least 2 years post qualified experience in Fostering. Contact: This Team Manager job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.