Team Manager – Fostering Team | 9055 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum | Grade L | West Norfolk (Base locations – Priory House and County Hall) Are you a skilled and passionate leader with a strong background or passion in fostering? Now is the time to take up an exciting opportunity within our Fostering Service, which is leading the way with innovative and transformative practice for children and their fostering families. We are seeking a committed Team Manager to lead Fostering Team 2, a team of Supervising Social Workers who provide essential support, supervision, and guidance to foster carers across the region. This is a key leadership role within Norfolk’s Fostering Service, focused on delivering high-quality, safe, and effective support to foster carers to ensure the best possible outcomes for children in care. You will be responsible for managing a team of professionals, driving forward practice that promotes children’s stability, carer wellbeing, and safeguarding excellence. You will play a vital role in fostering a culture of support and recognition, contributing to the retention and recruitment of foster carers by ensuring they feel valued, equipped, and confident in their role.  Your leadership will help embed Norfolk’s practice framework FLOURISH and ensure our fostering service continues to thrive. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people. For an informal discussion, please contact Amy Sibun, Head of Fostering, Adoption and Kinship Services, at amy.sibun@norfolk.gov.uk or on (01603) 307735. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:Competitive salaryGenerous holiday entitlement Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling serviceFlexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need. Financial benefits such as:‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care WorkersRelocation expenses (where applicable)An advance of your expenses if you travel for workLocal Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikesAccess to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here. Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email. We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.  Redeployment closing date: 17 October 2025 at 23:55All other applicants closing date: 6 November 2025 at 23:55Interviews will be held week commencing 10 November 2025 nWe have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.  Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food.  We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.  Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county. We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation. We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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