Service Manager / Head Of Service – Fostering & Adoption – Tameside

Job Title:  Service Manager / Head Of Service

Team:  Fostering and Adoption

Location: Tameside

Start Date:  Asap

Contract: On going

Hours:  37 

Rate: £400 per day

Office Use: 0009 4660 / 1

Tameside require a Service Manager – Service Manager/HOS level – to manage the Fostering Services, Placements Team and Adoption Team

An Interim Service Manager is required to manage, support and supervise our Fostering Service comprising of three Team Managers, the Children’s Placements Team comprising one Team Manager and a keeping in touch role with the Regional Adoption Agency.

The Fostering Team is split into three pods; Recruitment & Assessment, Support and Supervision (mainstream) and Connected Persons Foster Carers. There is a half time Panel Advisor post which will be line managed by the Agency Decision Maker in the short term.

The role of the Placements Team is to find placements for children and young people on an emergency and planned basis. The successful applicant will have experience of managing this area of work and understand the pressure that comes with the role, which will require staying on after 5pm when a same day search commenced during office hours is needed.

The Adoption Team is seconded to the Regional Adoption Agency, therefore there is no requirement for line management, rather a light touch check-in with Head of Service holding quarterly meetings with the RAA team allocated to Tameside with the Service Manager Fostering attending.

Min three days a week on site but with a preference for four given the nature of the work.

The position is for three months initially

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!