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Service Leader - Fostering Support

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Portsmouth City Council

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United Kingdom , Portsmouth

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Salary:

60906.00 - 68200.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Service Leader for Foster Care Support, working closely with the Service Leader for Kinship, Adoption & Fostering Recruitment, providing support and cover for each other when necessary. Part of Children's Social Care which provides social work interventions to children in need and children looked after and care experienced young people.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead a service of team leaders, social workers, and other staff
  • Ensure all statutory requirements are met and delivered to a high standard
  • Lead quality assurance activity, which will include service audits and regulatory inspections
  • Ensure all team requirements are met regarding workforce development
  • performance management supervision and appraisal
  • compliance with statutory guidance and local policies and procedures
  • quality improvements
  • and budget management
  • Work closely and collaboratively with other managers in the service and a range of partner agencies
  • Work creatively and flexibly within the resources available, ensuring standards and best practice are applied
  • Work with a high level of autonomy and will be expected to resolve conflict and respond restoratively to complaints
  • Model and promote a restorative, strengths based approach to work
  • Oversee, manage, and have responsibility for the Fostering Support Team
  • Oversee, manage, and have responsibility for the Fostering Panel

Requirements:

  • Hold a Social Work qualification (Diploma/Degree/MSc) and be registered with Social Work England
  • Have substantial post qualification experience in social work with children and families
  • This will include fostering experience
  • This will include management experience at least at a team leader/manager level
  • Be a confident and inspirational leader, motivated to further shape and develop practice in Portsmouth
  • Have knowledge of statutory procedures and local standards/processes to inform good practice
  • Be curious and creative and above all have a 'can do' attitude
  • You will be able to work as part of a team and ensure that practice contributes to strategic priorities
  • Demonstrate a level of authority and to be able to support, challenge and scrutinise professional practice
  • Have the skills to develop strong relationships, working in a relational way where person-centered values and restoring relationships are at the heart of all your activities
  • Have excellent organisational, communication (written/verbal), IT, and financial skills
  • Manage stress and assist others in developing strategies for prioritising work and balancing competing demands/pressures in which to achieve good outcomes for children
  • Have good working knowledge and be able to practice anti-discriminatory practice, addressing equality of opportunity issues

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 26, 2025

Expiration:
January 22, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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