About the Role

Fostering Engagement and Recruitment Manager

Salary – (Grade 9): £41,586- £49,674 (£51,717 unconsolidated maximum through performance related progression)

Free car parking pass

Sutton’s Fostering Team is looking for an experienced Fostering Manager to continue to develop and deliver the foster care engagement and recruitment plan, overseeing and monitoring the assessment process, from initial enquiry to presentation at fostering panel.

Working alongside corporate comms colleagues in developing and leading on a strategy to attract new high-quality foster carers, the successful candidate will liaise with recruitment partners to deliver this plan whilst engaging with the community to promote fostering in Sutton. The successful candidate will present and facilitate marketing recruitment events as well as review the database of enquiries to plan effective campaigns and complete reports. Working under the Fostering Team manager overseeing, managing and quality assuring new foster carers assessments and the recruitment process the manager also acts as panel advisor to the fostering panel.

About Us

Children's services in Sutton was rated 'good' overall by Ofsted with 'outstanding leadership'. The Fostering team plays an essential role in the delivery of Children's services, providing high-quality placements for the boroughs looked after children.

About You

We welcome applications from individuals with a recognised Social Work qualification, who are SWE registered and who are enthusiastic about fostering and recruitment.

This newly created role is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to the lives of Sutton’s looked after children. Applicants will need significant and relevant experience in fostering, good knowledge of the fostering recruitment process, experience of project management in the fostering field and developing recruitment strategies with excellent communication skills and good networking skills. Candidates must be driven and be able to work autonomously

Our culture of strong, accessible and supportive management will provide you with good regular supervision and the opportunity to work as part of a high-performing Children’s service.

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• A £1000 one-off welcome payment
• A retention payment on an increasing scale, starting with £1000 on completion of your first year, £2000 on completion of your second year and £3000 every year thereafter
• Reimbursement of your annual Social Work England registration
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)

• Comprehensive learning and development programme
• Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Car parking scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
• Subsidised gym membership