Friends, Family & Fostering Team Manager

Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 23:59

Interview: Monday 12th January 2026

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What You'll Be Doing / How You'll Be Involved

Camden Children's Safeguarding and Social Work have a fantastic opening for the right individual to progress and gain invaluable experience for the future.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and influential Team Manager for our Fostering Team, who has experience of fostering and working with Kinship and Foster carers. We are looking for a manger who will ensure the provision of a high quality, comprehensive and effective service whilst providing professional leadership to the team and facilitate collaboration within a multi-agency context. A Team Manager, with excellent track record of performance, managing a team of minimum 5 workers, KPIs and excellent standards and strategies to ensure the quality of service is maintain all times. The Team Manager, will be working with the approved Foster Families and Kinship foster carers, will oversee the Support and Development of carers. The Fostering Team works closely with the Children Looked After, Care Leaver service and the Adopt London North.

As Team Manager you will focus on developing and embedding systemic thinking and way of working, to deliver good quality social work practice and partnership working thereby effecting improved outcomes for children and families.

We use a unique way of working within Camden's Relational Practice Framework , which is a relationship-based practice, where relationships are at the heart of what we do. It is based on strong relationships between social workers and families and informed by their experiences. Being relational means Camden children, young people, parents and carers, networks, residents and communities experience a workforce that is curious, kind, courageous, honest and collaborative.

We have been rated outstanding by Ofsted and are continually looking to innovate and maintain these standards.

This is an opportunity to join a thriving & dynamic service with an OFSTED rating of OUTSTANDING.

If you share these values we would love you to apply.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

All About You

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To be considered for this fantastic opportunity it is essential that the successful candidate is a fully qualified and accredited Social Worker with current Social Work England (SWE) registration and has at least two years' post qualifying experience.

You will have a proven track record of management and leadership within a fostering services, whilst taking the responsibility of ensuring the team is appropriately resourced, managed and supported and prepared for an inspection. You will demonstrate the ability to lead teams to desired business targets, motivate staff and drive performance levels as well as Supervisory experience in social work.

You'll have a comprehensive knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children particularly the Children Act 1989, Fostering Service Regulations 2011, National Minimum Standards and other relevant guidance and standards governing work with children and families is required.

Additionally you'll possess analytical and budget competences as well as IT skills in recording and maintaining data and record information system, experience with strategic and project management would be beneficial. Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills with a diverse range of professionals.

We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI-generated content when applying.

What We Offer

At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities based on the needs of the service
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

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What makes us different - why Camden?

We believe Camden is one of the best places you can develop your career in Children's Family Help and Safeguarding. Here are some of the reasons why:

Additional benefits for Social Worker Team Managers at Camden:

• Reimbursement of the cost of Social Work England Fees for all qualified social work staff.
• Payment of a travel allowance equivalent to the cost of a Zone 1 and 2 Travel card - currently £1,708.
• Vibrant central London location with excellent transport links
• Care experience recognised as a 'protected characteristic' by Camden.
• Camden Children's Safeguarding and Social Work Learning Academy that provides a framework to deliver workforce development activity and our learning and development programme.
• Strong values and ethos informed by our Relational Practice Framework, based on strong relationships between social workers and families and informed by their experiences.

Relational practice forms the basis of many working relationships within Camden, including Camden's well-being offer to social work staff. This includes:

• Camden's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling.
• A regular social work "health check" to measure the wellbeing of the workforce.
• Listening boxes and surveys to gather feedback from staff.
• Wellbeing passport for carers, disabled staff (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), staff with long-term health conditions, and staff experiencing mental ill health.

Inclusion and Belonging

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.

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Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on , at or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application - in keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias