Service Manager

2 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Ackerman Pierce are looking to recruit a Service Manager for a Placements, Fostering and Adoption Team within the Social Care industry in Manchester. The Service Manager vacancy within Manchester will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Responsibilities include:

An Interim Service Manager is required to manage, support and supervise our Fostering Service comprising of three Team Managers, the Children's Placements Team comprising one Team Manager and a keeping in touch role with the Regional Adoption Agency.
The Fostering Team is split into three pods; Recruitment & Assessment, Support and Supervision (mainstream) and Connected Persons Foster Carers. There is a half time Panel Advisor post which will be line managed by the Agency Decision Maker in the short term.
The role of the Placements Team is to find placements for children and young people on an emergency and planned basis. The successful applicant will have experience of managing this area of work and understand the pressure that comes with the role, which will require staying on after 5pm when a same day search commenced during office hours is needed.
The Adoption Team is seconded to the Regional Adoption Agency, therefore there is no requirement for line management, rather a light touch check-in with Head of Service holding quarterly meetings with the RAA team allocated to Tameside with the Service Manager Fostering attending. Experience preferred:

Experience of working within as a Service Manager in a Fostering Team within the UK Social Care industry. The team:

Well-structured organised team, growing their staffing levels Minimum requirements:

3 years' post qualifying experience in a similar role within the UK
Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
Eligibility to work in the UK
DipSW/CQSW equivalent Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

Your own personal consultant
Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
DBS and Compliance Service
Quick and Easy Registration Process
Access to CPD
Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Service Manager - Fostering Service role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Tameside please contact Ollie Barrett or email in your updated CV to us today



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