Service Manager in Cardiff, South Glamorgan

Immediate Start Date

Hybrid - Fostering Service Manager - Cardiff Council

Salary: £38.00 Per Hour
Hours: 37 Hours
Working Schedule: Monday to Friday
Location: County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF104UW

Job Details

Fostering Service Manager

As Fostering Service Manager for Foster Wales, you will be responsible for ensuring quality services are delivered for the assessment, approval, and support of mainstream, when I am ready, connected and SGO carer and supported lodgings providers.

You will be responsible for main safe and robust decisions, including safeguarding decisions, referrals, assessment, and allocation of work in line with statutory requirements, and you will ensure that prompt action is taken following any incident relating to a cared for child or young person to ensure they are protected and safe.

You will provide effective leadership of the service and be responsible for ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation, regulations and good practice relating to the service area.
You will be supported by experienced principal social workers, social workers, and support workers and will work closely with the Foster Wales Regional Development Manager, Regional Marketing officer and Recruitment support officers supporting recruitment and retention activity for the service

You will be responsible for the direct supervision of the principal social workers.

You will act as panel advisor to the fostering panel, linking closely with the fostering panel administrators to ensure the effective running of the panel business. 

You will lead in the performance management and quality assurance of the service, reporting as requirement to the children’s management team.

The service is based in County Hall Cardiff, with hybrid working options available

You must have a social work qualification and be registered with Social Care Wales.

You must have a significant level of skill and experience to demonstrate that they are able to effectively manage a service.

You must be able to travel within the Cardiff area and be available for in person meetings.