Salary: £47,000 - £52,000pa (plus London weighting if applicable)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working home anywhere in UK, or office based (London, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow) with travel required throughout UK
About The Fostering Network
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we have been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for 50 years.
About the role
Mockingbird, led by The Fostering Network in the UK, delivers sustainable foster care. This exciting programme is currently working with over sixty fostering services across England, Scotland and Wales, and is looking to grow further. Mockingbird is an evidence-based model structured around the support and relationships an extended family provides. The model nurtures the relationships between children, young people and foster families supporting them to build a resilient and caring community.
We are seeking a new Head of Mockingbird to provide strategic leadership and management for the team of 18 staff, oversee all Mockingbird programme activities, ensuring the model is delivered to fidelity and required standards, and that all delivery partners receive high quality support and outcomes.
The post holder will also be required to work collaboratively across the organisation and with management teams, to share learning, and develop new programming based on learning from Mockingbird and programmes across The Fostering Network.
This role can either be based at home or in one of our country offices located in London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast but will require travel within the UK on a regular basis.
You will make a vital contribution helping us to sustain and expand this US based model throughout the UK. In this role you will help make a difference and improve the lives of foster families and of children and young people in foster care
When submitting your application form, please use your covering email to tell us about any previous experience you have of working with Mockingbird and what makes you passionate about the programme.
Closing date: Monday 25th September at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 28th September
Interview location: Online (MS Teams)
To apply please go to our job vacancies page on our website and email your completed application form in word format to recruitment@fostering.net. CVs will not be accepted.
The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.
