Job Description

Fostering Panel Manager

Contract Type

: Permanent

Closing Date

: 27 June 2025

Salary

: 32,636 per annum

Specific Hours

: 37.5 hours per week

Location:

Putney- Head Office

Duration:

Full-time

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

St Christopher's Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a

career

where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people's lives.

When you join St Christopher's, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role

, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.

We

are proud that 84%

of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.

About the Role

As Panel Manager, you will provide close administrative support and assistance to the Fostering Team and to establish and maintain effective links and professional relationships with colleagues including Supervising Social Workers, Support Workers, Foster Carers, Panel Members and other agency services.

Responsibilities will include:

Maintaining and updating information systems, both manual and computerised Completing statutory checks Processing payments and invoices Coordinating training activities.

Applicants should have:

Significant experience in a secretarial or admin role. Strong literacy and numeracy skills and attention to details. Commit to delivering excellent customer service An ability to develop sound professional relationships Be flexible, reliable and a good communicator.

In return we offer:

Salary 32.636.00 Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance. Hybrid Working- Can Work from Home Tailored career development plan through our "St Christopher's Academy". A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture. 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years' service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata. Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme. UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary. BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support. Cycle to work scheme. Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK. Discretionary Funded Training Programs. Employee Awards based on performance and length of service. Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher's we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full and Person Specification click here

For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment@stchris.org.uk

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.

It is against the law to apply for work with Children/Young People if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity and if your name is added to a Children Barred List.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.

Please note this post has a minimum age restriction of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes in line with the Equality Act 'occupational requirement'.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 32,636.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Relocation assistance Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/06/2025
Reference ID: 13248