Assistant Team Manager - Fostering

We have an exciting opportunity to join Foster Wales Newport as an Assistant Team Manager in a full-time permanent position.

We recruit and support fostering carers to provide loving and secure homes for the children they care for and are proud to say we place most of our children with our foster carers.

As Assistant Team Manager, you will take a lead in the recruitment of foster carers and be given the opportunity to work on a local, regional, and national level with Foster Wales.

We have a dynamic service, which responds to the needs of our Children’s Services team, as Assistant Team Manager you will contribute and implement service development with the support of the team.

You will also have a small caseload of foster carers to supervise and support.

You will be supported in your role with regular supervision, training, and opportunities to learn from other colleagues.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop your skills in direct work with foster carers and build your knowledge of therapeutic approaches to understanding children and the impact of early trauma on attachment and relationships.

We are based in the Civic Centre, Newport and set up to work from home. If you are interested and want further information or a chat, please contact Cath Hywood (Fostering Team Manager) on 01633 210713.

You will need to be registered with Social Care Wales.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).

We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.

Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.

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