37 Hours per week
Bridgend County Borough Council offers a great opportunity to further your social work career. We want the best Social Workers to join us in the Fostering Team where we work closely with foster carers and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for our children and young people.
We are currently seeking a talented and experienced individual who has the skills and knowledge required to undertake the role of Team Manager – Placements and General Fostering. The role of the Team Manager is critical to ensuring that we continue to deliver the service to the high standards we set for ourselves and to support the achievement of the following vision:
We aim to ensure that Foster Carers are recognised as professionals whose views are actively sought and considered when decisions are being made about children in their care. Foster Carers will be provided with the right support and skills at the right time to ensure that children and young people in their care achieve the best possible outcomes.
Bridgend Fostering is a well-established supportive and stable staff team who provide a range of foster care placements to children and young people who are looked after by Bridgend County Borough Council. In addition to providing Emergency, short term and long-term foster care placements, we also operate specialist schemes such as Transitional Foster Carers and parent and child and family link.
To ensure that our foster carers are well supported Supervising Social Workers have manageable caseloads and are able to access a Placement Support Worker, who will work with carers to ensure that appropriate advice and guidance is provided to enabling them to continue to provide care to the children/young people who they are looking after and can include support during a crisis.
In addition to this the Fostering Service also a dedicated team of reunification workers who can provide support to a child during transition between placements and work collaboratively with Safeguarding to support children and young people return home.
Bridgend Fostering Team are part of the Cwm Taff Region and as part of our approach to recruiting additional foster carers we have developed a regional front door to ensure a timely response to any new enquiries.
We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all Children, Young People and Families is through the provision of accessible, universal services. Join us and you will work in a rewarding, learning environment where staff feel valued.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding the service and position you can contact Steven Howell, Group Manager Placements and Provider Services at Steven.Howell@Bridgend.gov.uk
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
Applicants should note that a criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) will be necessary for the successful applicant.
Closing Date: Wednesday 27 October 2022
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