Supporting the registered manager in the day to day running of the Service in Pathway Care South West. Managing and supporting supervising social workers and support workers. Working with foster carers, children and young people. Being part of the management duty system. Matching children and young people referred to the agency with fostering placements. Recruitment & Assessment of potential foster carers, supporting and developing foster carers, monitoring placements, identifying and responding to foster carer practice and safeguarding issues, planning and facilitating support groups, multi-agency working in respect of children/young people.