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Assistant Team Manager – Fostering Team

Full Time
Achieving For Children
Posted 3 weeks ago

The fostering service has recently become an Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) split into two branches but with a number of centralised functions. Operational Area 1 is based in Kingston and Operational Area 2 is based in Maidenhead. The main office base for this role will be at Town Hall, Maidenhead. This role will be responsible to the Fostering Branch Manager in Maidenhead. The IFA is expanding as a service, growing in fostering households, services and functionality. As we are an IFA, Ofsted complete fostering focused inspections as well as iLACs for the wider children service.

To apply for this job please visit careers.achievingforchildren.org.uk.

Student selection

Ensure the highest calibre of social work students with the attributes, competencies and passion needed to thrive in the profession are recruited to our academic programmes.
Curriculum development

Develop a curriculum that aligns with local need and is grounded not only in research and the CSWs’ KSS, but also in practice.
Readiness for practice

Give students the experience and support they need to ensure they are ready to practice within our region as Newly Qualified Social Workers.
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Ensure practice across our region is consistently informed by theory and research and that academics’ teaching is equally informed by practice.
Regional progression and development

Create regional progression pathways and CPD opportunities capable of attracting and retaining the best and brightest social workers in the UK.
Future workforce

Better understand our regional labour market to enable us to develop a robust plan to meet our partnership’s current and future workforce demands.

Assistant Team Manager – Fostering Team

Student selection

Curriculum development

Readiness for practice

Academics in practice

Regional progression and development

Future workforce

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