Your new role
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Kinship experienced Fostering Team Manager.

As the new Team Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day delivery of the work of the kinship and fostering recruitment processes, ensuring that the recruitment, assessment, training and supervision of new foster carers and kinship carers, meet the diverse care needs of children within Southend.You will have a team of 2 Advanced Practitioners, Supervising Social Workers and Support Workers reporting into you which will require your management skills to manage performance, providing formal professional supervision to staff and ensuring that appraisals are undertaken, identifying skills gaps or training needs are addressed.There will also be required to chair meetings, conferences and reviews as and when required, ensuring that a multidisciplinary approach is adopted and that the needs of individual children are always addressed.