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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
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