Registered Manager

• Owning, coordinating, and leading the day-to-day social work functions and operational activities of the fostering agency
• Ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of services in strict compliance with the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011/13, National Minimum Standards, and Ofsted frameworks
• Acting as the primary point of contact and operational lead during Ofsted inspections, supported directly by the Quality Assurance Manager / Responsible Individual
• Providing direct professional line management, regular supervision, annual appraisals, and performance management to the social work staff
• Overseeing the end-to-end assessment pipeline for prospective foster carers, including the quality assurance of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Form F assessments and annual reviews
• Managing and monitoring independent social workers engaged by the service to ensure assessments are robust, timely, and compliant
• Acting as the lead operational Safeguarding Officer and Complaints Officer for the organisation, responding to child protection concerns, allegations, and Schedule 6/7 matters
• Developing, maintaining, and publishing the Annual Training Calendar for foster carers and coordinating the delivery of Skills to Foster and induction programmes
• Promoting placement stability by supporting placement officers with matching decisions and collaborating with Local Authorities to prevent placement breakdowns
• Conducting annual consultations with foster carers and ensuring staff capture the feedback of looked-after children to continuously drive service improvements

• NVQ Level 5 qualification, or the willingness to complete the training funded by the agency
• Minimum of 4 years post-qualified frontline experience alongside 2 years of experience at a Team Leader or Manager level
• Direct experience supervising foster carers within an Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) or Local Authority setting
• Experience completing independent Form F assessments
• University
• BA in social work

Referral bonus of £300 if successfully placed