Fostering Practice Manager
3 days ago
Caerphilly
Join Our Team as a Fostering Practice Manager – Wales Fostering Service We're offering an exciting opportunity to become a Fostering Practice Manager within our dedicated Wales Fostering Team. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will lead a team of skilled and passionate Supervising Social Workers, ensuring they deliver exceptional supervision, support, and training to foster parents and their families. Your leadership will help foster parents provide trauma-informed care that transforms the lives of children and young people. In this pivotal role, you will: • Lead and inspire your team to meet evolving service demands through high-quality supervision and adherence to fostering regulations in Wales., • Support recruitment and retention of foster carers, contributing to strategic development and service improvement. You'll be part of a supportive and knowledgeable team, with access to coaching, mentoring, and leadership development from the Operations Manager, Assistant Head of Business, and wider service colleagues. What We're Looking For: • A relevant professional qualification and current registration., • Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience, with strong knowledge of fostering regulations in Wales., • Experience in recruitment strategy development or collaboration with Recruitment/Marketing Officers., • Confidence using social media platforms to promote fostering and enhance visibility across Wales., • Proven ability to lead organisational change, manage performance, and drive service excellence.