Assistant Director - Fostering Outstanding IFA

Aurora Resourcing ,
Darlington, Durham
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Aurora Resourcing are currently working very closely with a fantastic new independent fostering agency in the North East to find a driven and confident senior manager with a unique opportunity to develop and establish their own practice from the ground up. You will be very hands on and be a key driver in every decision, giving you the rare opportunity to hand pick your team of qualified social workers with an outstanding basic salary and bonus structure to Incentivise your successes and growth. The ideal candidate would be a dynamic leader with experience as a registered manager within a therapeutic fostering arena but if you are keen to learn and have one or two of these experiences you may still be considered. Key responsibilities will be To be accountable for the service meeting all the regulatory requirements, and to manage and develop the service day to day, Monitoring and maintaining full compliance with regulations and standards to ensure excellent outcomes for children and young people. To ensure that company policies, procedures and directives are adhered to, Manage information obtained from casework and keeping thorough records through appropriate database and reporting, Develop and maintain effective working relationships with commissioners, external agencies and internal colleagues to increase brand awareness, To monitor the recruitment and approval of; staff, foster carers, panel members and SSW's consistent with current regulations, Ensure foster carers have the necessary information, training and resources to enable them to carry out their work, To provide weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly information required by the Directors within agreed timescales, To develop and grow the service, To liaise with local authorities with a view to the discharging of young people with foster carers How to Apply To find out more or to apply for this position please apply through this advert, if you would like further information about this or other opportunities then please call in confidence on 0121 5163985 - 07930 697422 or email Alexauroraresourcing.co.uk Aurora Resourcing are an equal opportunities and equality recruitment agency