Principal Manager

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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent,

Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £49,764 rising to £52,805 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

Are you driven by a passion to transform the lives of children and young people? Do you believe in the power of a supportive, loving home? If so, we invite you to join our team and lead the charge in recruiting and supporting foster carers.

Every child deserves a safe and nurturing environment. As the Principal Manager, you will be at the forefront of creating these life-changing opportunities. Your leadership will directly impact the lives of children, providing them with the stability and care they need to thrive. By managing the recruitment of foster carers and overseeing assessments, you will ensure that every child finds a loving home.

In this role, you will:

• Lead with Purpose: Manage the recruitment process for foster carers, ensuring that every step is handled with care and efficiency.
• Support and Inspire: Oversee the Fostering Support Team, providing guidance and motivation to ensure the best outcomes for children and carers alike.
• Collaborate for Success: Work closely with Foster For East Midlands and the D2N2 recruitment hub to drive applications and enhance our recruitment efforts.
• Ensure Excellence: Maintain oversight of all recruitment activities, ensuring timely progression of events and applications.
• Supervise with Care: Manage and support supervising social workers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and dedication to service users.

About You

We are looking for someone who is not just qualified, but truly passionate about making a difference:

• You will hold a Social Work qualification and are registered with Social Work England.
• You have a deep understanding of fostering regulations, national minimum standards, and recruitment and marketing activities.
• Your leadership and motivational skills are second to none, and you excel in promoting good communication and continuous improvement.
• You have detailed knowledge of National Standards and Fostering Regulations 2011, and the Children's Act 2002, and can develop and implement Quality Assurance Systems.

Essential Requirements

• Proficiency in English, as required under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)
• A DBS enhanced check for regulated activity
• Participation in the on-call rota

Why Join Us?

At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, to support your work-life balance. For more information on our working arrangements, please visit the additional information for applicants page.

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For informal enquiries please contact Audrey Taylor, Service Manager, by email at audrey.taylor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: Friday 25th July 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support .

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.