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Fostering and Placements SDM and Care Leavers SDM

Fostering and Placements SDM and Care Leavers SDM

Leeds City Council

SALARY DIR 45 - £52,529 to £57,782

HOURS 37

CONTRACT TYPE Permanent

CLOSES Friday 1 October 2021

Our commitment to outstanding outcomes for our children and our investment in Restorative Practice makes Leeds a great place to work for Children and Families.

As a senior Leader in our Children and Families Services you will be supported to drive performance and inspire confidence in your service.  We have two opportunities for the right candidates to join our senior leadership team and help us take our services to the next level.

These are demanding roles that require tenacity, commitment and effort and you will be supported to lead and grow these services in a Child Friendly City committed to achieving outstanding outcomes for our children.

Service Deliver Manager Care Leavers Services:

We are seeking a skilled and passionate leader to join our Children and Families Services to lead the next phase of our ambitious plans to expand our service offer to Care Leavers in Leeds. Due to the success of our existing Service Delivery Manager advancing (in gaining promotion) we now have this fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our leadership team and, with support, take our Care Leavers service to the next level.

The successful candidate will be a dedicated and motivated leader with experience of managing others, developing services and managing budgets and service resources. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to lead a service within a culture of continuous service improvement and demonstrate skills in developing and reading performance improvement systems. Leeds children's services are proud to have been acknowledged as delivering outstanding services in our last Ofsted inspection and we are ambitious to ensure that our care leaving services continuously improve to ensure that our care experienced young adults have the best possible services and support.

We recognise that central to our success has been our commitment to restorative practice and our investment and commitment to supporting all our staff to be the best they can be. As a member of our leadership team you will be supported to take ownership of your service areas of responsibility and have access to regular supervision and support, training and development opportunities as part of an established team of dedicated and motivated leaders.

Service Delivery Manager Fostering and Placements Services:

In Child Friendly Leeds our vision is to see all children living in a family environment within or close to the City of Leeds.  Our Fostering service supports children placed across the City, and we are keen to grow our capacity and develop our fostering service so that it is able to offer accommodation for all the children that need it.

Our Placements team ensure that we have suitable and sufficient placements available for children to live and thrive in.  The team source placements from across our internal providers and from external fostering and residential care services. As Child Friendly Leeds we want our children to be supported and living with families within their own community.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make this happen.

The successful candidate will be the registered manager for the Fostering Service.  They will have an extensive knowledge of the legislation and regulations relating to Foster and Residential Care and be responsible for ensuring that the service meets these regulations.

To learn more or for an informal discussion please contact either Joel Hannah (07545 604328 or joel.hanna@leeds.gov.uk) or Ben Finley (07715 044858 or ben.finley@leeds.gov.uk)

To apply online, please visit the Leeds City Council jobs site: https://leeds.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3383?c=leeds

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is a Stonewall Top 100 employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period.

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