Head of Service Fostering and Placements

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Head of Service Fostering and Placements on a 3 months contract initially with a possibility of further extension.

This role includes oversight of all the Fostering Service including being the Agency Decision Maker.

This includes:

• Adoption tracking, oversight and the relationship with Adoption Central England.
• ACE executive Board member for our Regional adoption agency, and oversight of children with a plan of adoption/ early permanence
• Transformation that is needed for permanence alongside Corporate Parenting HOS
• Special Guardianship Orders
• Recruitment, retention and quality assurance for Foster Carer

Requirements:

You will be a qualified Social Worker (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent) with significant experience of managing a large team in a demanding environment. Throughout your career you will have applied Signs of Safety as a practice approach and helped develop practice standards.

If this sounds good to you and would like more information about it, please apply for immediate contact or call Inesa.