Job Description

Rutland Children\'s Social Care is a great place to practice social work. We want to grow our in-house fostering offer and we are looking for a Team Manager to help us. This is an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager with a passion for Fostering to help build our service.

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• Significant post-qualifying experience, and experience of supporting social workers through Fostering processes
• An understanding of and ideas around fostering recruitment
• Thorough understanding of the legislative and regulatory regime of multi-agency statutory children\'s services
• Strong motivational leadership skills, capable of leading and developing a team of practitioners
• A child-focused approach, with commitment to delivering a quality service to our children and families
• A track record of creating and maintaining successful partnership working arrangements leading to tangible service delivery

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If you\'re looking for an opportunity to lead and develop a team of social workers who work together, where your skills and experience can make a significant difference to both your team members and children and families, and where there really is work life balance, then Rutland is the place for you.

As the Team Manager for Fostering, we can offer you manageable caseloads, learning events, training, and regular reflective supervision to focus on you. We encourage continually improving practice to ensure children\'s interests are always protected and promoted.

The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The costs for the DBS are paid by us. We will also pay for your social Work England registration.

The Team Manager Fostering interviews will be held on 12 September 2023. Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you\'re interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

To be successful in this role - you may have experience working in the following roles: Senior Practitioner; Supervising Social Worker; Social Worker - Through Care; Senior Social Worker working within an independent fostering agency.

Our offer to you:

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary - being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.

FIND OUT MORE

To learn more about working with us visit or if you have any queries about this role please contact Ola Olusesi, Service Manager at or on 07973 855246 and Sarah Gill, Service Manager at or on 07973 854383.

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process, please call us on 01572 758343 or email us at

Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

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