I believe foster carers and children, all of them, looked after and carers kids, are part of a family and that starting a business in Fostering is actually starting a family with lifelong commitments on all sides. Having said that anyone like me thinking of starting their own fostering agency could do worse than look at the myriad responsibilities of this post and shudder. It's quite a list!
REGISTERED MANAGER JOB PROFILE
Job purpose:
Under the supervision of the responsible individual, to be responsible for the management and the day to day running of services.
Principles
- The Registered Manager is directly responsible to the Responsible Individual for the company
- The Registered Manager is expected to work according to all of the policies and procedures of the company and national minimum standards.
- The Registered Manager is expected to be flexible in his/her working arrangements; being available for support, advice or management input for foster carers and social workers on a twenty four hour basis*
- The Registered Manager has a duty to bring to the attention of the Responsible Individual, any matter which has a bearing on the delivery of the companies services.
Job Activities: Quality Assurance
- To monitor the implementation of the agency’s policies and procedures to ensure that these comply with the national minimum standards.
- To monitor the standard of care received by looked after children placed with the company to ensure that this promotes children’s welfare and enables them to achieve good outcomes.
Recruitment and Assessment of Foster Carers
- To oversee the implementation of the companies foster carer recruitment programme to ensure that it meets agreed targets and provides the organisation with carers of the required standard and skills to meet its strategic objectives.
- To supervise social workers to carry out assessments of prospective carers and to ensure that these assessments meet the required standards.
- To manage the organisation’s recruitment and assessment systems to ensure that these operate efficiently and meet the company’s recruitment needs
- to develop the agency’s recruitment programme and systems as required in order to meet new objectives as they arise.
Annual reviews of Foster carers
- To implement and manage the systems for the annual review of foster carers to ensure that all carers are reviewed as required and within the necessary time frame.
- To assume management responsibility for the variation and termination of foster cares’ approvals and to ensure that these are carried out in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures and national minimum standards
Panel
To take management responsibility for all panel bookings and collation of reports. To share responsibility for ensuring that the operation of the panel complies with The company’s policies and procedures
Foster carers’ training
To take management responsibility for the provision of a foster carer training programme that fully equips carers with the necessary skills and knowledge in order to meet the diverse care and developmental needs of looked after children.
Staff recruitment and supervision
To support the responsible Individual in the recruitment of staff in accordance with Fostering For You policy and procedures and employment law. To provide formal supervision for ‘sessional’ social workers, supervising Social workers and administrative staff on a monthly basis.
Staff training In collaboration with the Responsible Individual to ensure that all The Company’s staff have access to training that meets their needs for ongoing professional development Placement of children
To assume management responsibility for the matching and placement process for children placed with The Company’s and to ensure that this process promotes children’s welfare and is in keeping with the agency’s policies and procedures and minimum standards.
To manage the organisation’s referrals and placements system to ensure that it is efficient and responsive to the placement needs of local authority customers. Safeguarding To ensure that Fostering Fro You’s safeguarding policies are adhered to and therefore that social work practice within the organisation promotes children’s safety from all forms of Abuse. Social Work Practice
To play a key role and be consulted in the decision making affecting the day-to-day management of foster placements.
To advise on practice issues for foster carers and Supervising Social Workers on a day to day basis To be responsible for the authorisation of all placements made within Fostering For You To review and monitor all personnel, foster carer’s and children/young people’s files. These will be signed on a monthly basis by The Registered Manager To take responsibility for ensuring the registers kept by The company’s are updated when required Development of practice To contribute to the developmental and strategic planning for The company’s and to support the Responsible Individual in preparing an annual report To contribute to the policy and practice development for The company’s and support the Responsible Individual in enhancing awareness of Fostering For You’s activities To enhance individual skills and knowledge through professional training Administration To over-see the operation of all administrative systems, ensuring that these are in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures and also that they adhere to the relevant national minimum standards Customer care Jointly with the Responsible Individual; to liaise with local authority customers to ensure that The company’s works in partnership with them to promote the welfare of children Jointly with the Responsible Individual to liaise with local authority customers to ensure that The Company’s is aware of the customers’ fostering needs and therefore in a position to meet these needs.
Aaaaaargh!!!!!!
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