Lead Officer Fostering and Children in Care Commissioning

North Lincolnshire Council

  • Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
  • £51,515-58,857 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 24 days ago
Are you a qualified and registered Social Worker who has experience of working in statutory Children’s Services Social Work and has the skills, knowledge and experience working with children in care? Do you have high aspirations for children and families? Do you have a commitment to ensuring children have the skills to develop and achieve their potential, acquire the necessary tools and emotional resilience to successfully transition to adulthood, gain independence and build long-term relationships and social networks.If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Officer Fostering and Children in Care Commissioning to cover the post holders maternity leave. The successful candidate will: Oversee effective provision to meet the care needs of children in care and care leavers within North Lincolnshire Provide leadership in ensuring dynamic and effective recruitment, support and retention of foster carers to provide the best care for children and young people.For further information or an informal discussion please contact Joanne Wilson, Joanne. or Anna Heath,The Council We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.

North Lincolnshire Council