Foster Wales - Mainstream Support Team Ty Catrin, Maritime Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, CF37 1NY Join Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and Shape the Future of Children's Services
Are you an experienced leader in fostering or related social care field, looking for a fresh challenge where you can make a real difference to children's lives?
Foster Wales RCT is seeking a compassionate and skilled Team Practice & Performance Manager to join our Foster Wales Mainstream Support Team.
Stepping into this influential role, you'll guide a passionate team of social workers, assessor care managers, and support workers, all united by a commitment to delivering exceptional care for children living with our mainstream foster carers. Your leadership will be the driving force behind a service that's not just supportive, but innovative and attuned to the needs of each child's unique needs.
In this pivotal position, you'll oversee the development, support, and supervision of foster carers, collaborating closely with fellow Foster Wales RCT teams, Children's Services colleagues, and partner agencies. As a vital part of the Foster Wales RCT leadership team, you'll champion improvements, advance quality assurance systems, and work regionally alongside other local authorities to drive the highest standards of care.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in managing social care teams, ideally within fostering or related services
- A sound understanding of children's needs, particularly those unable to live with their families
- Strong leadership, assessment, communication, problem solving and planning skills
- Commitment to anti-oppressive and inclusive practice
- A recognised professional Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales (or willingness to register upon appointment)
Why Join Us?
We recognise the challenges and rewards of social work. That's why we offer a supportive management structure, ongoing investment in our services, and a comprehensive Learning and Development Centre to nurture your skills and professional growth.
Our commitment to staff includes:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Occupational health support and advice
- Outstanding pension scheme with employer contributions
- Exclusive staff rewards, leisure discounts, Cycle to Work and Let's Connect technology schemes
- Dedicated peer support
You'll benefit from a clear career progression pathway and access to our vibrant employee reward scheme, ensuring you feel valued every step of the way.
Safeguarding Commitment Protecting children and vulnerable adults is at the heart of everything we do. All successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our safeguarding responsibilities.
Interested? If you're passionate about making a positive impact and want to help shape the future of fostering services in Rhondda Cynon Taf, we would love to hear from you. For further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Gemma Higgon-Young, Service Manager, on 07384 456966 or Gemma.L.Higgon-Young@rctcbc.gov.uk.
Benefits of Working for Rhondda Cynon Taf Council:
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Excellent Career Development
- Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
- Occupational Health support and advice
- Staff Rewards scheme
- Vivup Card shopping discounts
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview
