Fostering Assessment Manager - Social Work Qualified

POLARIS

Fostering Assessment Manager - Social Work Qualified

Come and work for one of the UK's leading companies in fostering services

Location: Homebased - with the requirement to travel to Head Office in Bromsgrove for occasional face to face meetings

Salary: £45,000 - £47,000 dependant on experience

Contract Type: Full-time - Permanent

Benefits: Company Car or £2,000 car allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave increasing to 35 days' with length of service + Bank Holidays, Company Pension Scheme, Life Insurance x 2, Employee Discount Scheme

ABOUT US

We are one of the largest providers of children's services and the very first provider of independent fostering in the UK, our community of services span the length and breadth of the whole of the UK.

Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Leaving Care services, Education and bespoke children's services. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We're ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff, and believe in their futures.

Fostering Assessment Manager - Social Work Qualified

An exciting opportunity is available to work for the Polaris Community, with our network of seven fostering agencies, as an Assessment Manager to provide support, robust leadership and management to the Foster Parent assessment process. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your management skills within fostering and be part of a highly supportive environment where the focus is on delivering high quality foster parents for the country's most vulnerable children.

As an experienced worker who is familiar with social work assessments and Form F assessment reports, you will have excellent organisational skills, an ability to meet deadlines, and demonstrate effective communication to get results.

This role is primarily homebased working across the fostering agencies within the Polaris community as part of a wider team meeting the recruitment needs of the Polaris community.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Hold a professionally recognised qualification in Social Work
• Must have a minimum four years' experience as a qualified social worker in a children and family setting
• To be able to evidence an understanding and practical application of the use of IT and electronic communications, including the use of Microsoft Office
• Demonstrable experience of Foster Parent Recruitment/Assessment
• A good knowledge of the Foster Parent Recruitment process from generating enquiries to approval (to include the assessment and panel process)
• Must possess a full driving licence

In return we offer:

• Attractive salary package - £45,000 - £47,000 per annum and company car or £2,000 car allowance
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 30 days' Annual Leave (rising to 35 days' with length of service) plus bank holidays
• Opportunities to work flexibly for a positive work life balance
• Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme, Medical Cash Plan
• We always look to develop our employee's potential so there's plenty of scope to further your career too.

Polaris is committed to equality in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer.

We have also been awarded Disability Confident Employer status by the Jobcentre plus.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification.

The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Please note that on clicking "apply" you will receive a return email asking you to fill out our application form online, and it is a requirement for this to be completed before we can progress your application.