Service Manager - Fostering and Kinship Team 2 Year FTC

Service Manager - Fostering and Kinship Team (2 Year FTC, 30 hours)

About the Team:

Warwickshire County Council has an exciting new opportunity to recruit a Service Manager in the Fostering and Kinship Team. The successful candidate will lead on Kinship and shape the service as it grows. In addition to this focus we are looking for a manager to support the wider fostering service. You will be working alongside the Fostering Registered Manager. The management team is established and staff turnover is low, indicating that working for Warwickshire is good and staff are supported and valued in their roles.

Kinship are specialist teams within our broader fostering service. This role will focus on mobilising our new initial viability assessment team, oversight and delivery of our Assessment team, Private Fostering and Supervision and Support and SGO and post order Support Team.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council's Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply.

About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Kinship Service Manager in our Fostering and Kinship Service. You would lead a stable and established team of Team Managers, Advanced Practitioners, Supervising and Support Social Workers and Family Support Workers.

The Service is county wide; however, your base will be Myton Park, Myton Road, Warwick. The position is 30 hours, fixed term for 2 years.

• Provide strong leadership and oversight of the service.
• Support staff performance, development, and training.
• Chair key meetings.
• Agency Decision making for Reg 24's and Private Fostering suitability.
• Promote multi disciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes for children.

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Key Requirements:

• Travel as required, in and out of county.
• Weekend working when required.
• Hybrid role - in office a minimum of 2 days.

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

Click here for further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision. At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

We provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre engagement checks, including a relevant DBS check. In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.

To discuss the role please contact Rachael Boswell, .

Closing Date: 16th April 2026
Interview Date: 30th April 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more.