PURPOSE OF ROLE:

To pro-actively assist and support the Team Manager, by managing and providing supervision, direction and guidance to a group of qualified social workers and recruitment and training staff.

This role supports the provision of high quality fostering services to looked after children, foster carers, private foster carers and close liaison with social workers from other children services teams.

Within this role you will be expected to contribute to the strategic policy and procedural developments of the fostering service.

You will work to maintain high standards of professional practice, working at all times in the best interests of children and foster carers, ensuring that all the staff you supervise have clear evidence based practice and support plans in place on all allocated cases.