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Team Manager - Fostering Team (EXPIRED)

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Team Manager - Fostering (Panel Advisor)

Location:Cheshire EastOrganisation:Cheshire East CouncilPay Rate: Up to £45.00 per hour

Lead Excellence. Shape Standards. Safeguard Futures.

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Team Manager - Fostering (Panel Advisor) to join Cheshire East Council on a locum basis. This is a senior-level role offering both strategic influence and operational impact within a respected fostering service.

About Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council is recognised for its commitment to delivering high-quality services to children and families across the borough. Serving the communities of Cheshire East, the council combines strong governance with a clear vision: to ensure every child grows up in a safe, stable, and nurturing environment.

The fostering service is built on integrity, professionalism, and a shared commitment to excellence. Leaders are visible and supportive, and there is a genuine culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The Role - Panel Advisor (Fostering)

As Panel Advisor, you will play a critical role in maintaining the highest standards across fostering services. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Providing expert quality assurance on Form F assessments, Connected Person (K) assessments, Special Guardianship Order (SGO) assessments, and annual reviews

  • Supporting and advising the Fostering Panel to ensure robust, legally compliant decision-making

  • Ensuring assessments and reports meet regulatory standards and best practice guidance

  • Offering professional guidance and constructive challenge to social workers and managers

  • Maintaining oversight of fostering processes to promote consistency and excellence

  • Contributing to service development and improvement initiatives

Experience Required

  • Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration

  • Substantial post-qualification experience within fostering services

  • Proven experience working with Fostering Panels

  • Strong background in quality assurance of Form F, K/Connected Persons, SGO assessments, and annual reviews

  • Experience operating at management or senior practitioner level

  • Excellent report writing, analytical, and decision-making skills

This is more than a management post. It is an opportunity to uphold excellence, influence practice across a fostering service, and ensure that every decision made in panel reflects the best interests of children.

If you are a confident fostering professional ready to lead with authority and integrity, we welcome your application.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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