Five Rivers
Fostering Team Manager - Doncaster
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Are you an experienced, motivated, and ambitious Fostering Service Team Manager who can help us to lead, develop, and continuously improve our fostering service; ensuring that children and young people receive outstanding care and support living with fostering families?
If so, we would like you to join our North Fostering Service which covers Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. You will be based at our office in Doncaster with flexible home working arrangements.
About the Role
The North Fostering Service covers a wide geographical area, including Rotherham, Leeds, Beverley, Hull, Brighouse, Barnsley, Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Grimsby, York, Kirklees, Skegness, Dewsbury, Castleford, Wakefield, and Bakewell.
We are a growing service who puts children first without exception. We value and support our Foster Carers and practitioners and are determined to improve outcomes for children through collaboration and co-production.
You will be joining a supportive and experienced fostering team where your practice will help foster carers provide safe, stable, and nurturing homes for children and young people… an opportunity to truly turn children’s lives around and make a real difference.
You will be confident and competent in managing people, quality assurance, performance, and data analysis.
You will have a relational approach and work in partnership with Local Authorities, internal and external professionals; and you will undertake reviews, and complete high-quality reports and recording, and be part of care planning activity that evidences strong practice and decision-making.
At Five Rivers, we work with an Attachment and Trauma-Informed (ATIC) model, bringing together fostering, residential, clinical, and education services to achieve the best possible everyday experiences and outcomes based on identified needs for children and young people. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary network supported by psychologists, therapeutic practitioners, foster support workers, and business support colleagues, giving you the tools and expertise to deliver high-quality, relationship-based practice.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled social work professional who is fully committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children, supporting foster families, and driving continuous learning and improvement within a dynamic fostering service.
You will also contribute to foster carer recruitment, attend fostering events, support assessments, and help shape the continued growth and success of the Service.
We are looking for someone who brings warmth, curiosity, and professional confidence to their work; a reflective, child-focused manager who can work independently while being an active and positive member of a collaborative regional team.
Why Join Five Rivers?
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- £5,100 car allowance per annum
- Group Clinical Supervision provided by a qualified psychologist/clinician
- Simply Health Medical Cash Back Plan
- Pension Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced Maternity Leave package for employees with over one year's service
- Professional Social Work Supervision provided by an experienced manager
- Access to high-quality training, reflective supervision, and career progression opportunities to support your professional development
Essential Requirements
- A genuine and heartfelt commitment to improving outcomes for children and keeping them at the centre of all practice and decision-making
- Qualified Social Worker with a recognised Social Work qualification
- Registered with Social Work England
- Significant experience of working with children, young people, and families; fostering experience is desirable but not essential
- A good understanding of fostering, safeguarding, attachment, and trauma-informed practice
- Strong assessment, communication, and report writing skills
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Confidence to manage a varied caseload, complete statutory-driven tasks within specified timescales
- Work both independently and as part of a team
- The confidence to appropriately challenge, as well as encourage and support foster carers and practitioners
- Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
- Management/leadership qualification, or willingness to undertake training
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Right to work in the UK
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How To Apply
Please complete your application form in full and return it to [email protected] or call 01722 435750 (Option 2) for further information.
We are happy to arrange a call with our service manager for an informal chat about the role.
If you are shortlisted for the role, you will be invited to attend a formal interview process, where you will have the opportunity to meet members of the leadership team and complete questions developed by our Young Recruiters.
Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and an Enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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