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TACT, Salisbury, Wiltshire (On-site)
£44,756 per year (increasing to £49,729 in 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance
Posted 1 week ago
NFP People, Remote
Circa £21,948 per annum (FTE circa £27,435 per annum)
Posted 1 week ago
Closing in 7 days
Animal Equality, Remote
£40,000 - £47,000
The Philanthropy Specialist plays a major role in meeting the organisation’s ambitious fundraising goals.
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The Mammal Society, Remote
£26,000 - £28,000 per year
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EduSpots, Remote
£52,920 - £55,440 per year FTE
We are looking for a dynamic fundraising specialist with a track record of income generation through trusts and foundations.
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Alzheimers Society, Remote
£31,018 - £34,464 Per Annum
Posted 1 week ago
Primary Science Teaching Trust, Remote
Starting salary £49,149 per year
We help primary schools enrich their teaching of science. Join us to inspire transformational change in places that need our support most.
Posted 1 week ago
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Bath, Bath and North East Somerset (On-site)
Bristol City
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
£44,756 per year (increasing to £49,729 in 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance
Full-time
Permanent

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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!

Job description

Job Title: Fostering Recruitment Manager

Salary: £44,756 per annum (increasing to £49,729 in 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance

Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role

Location: Homebased within reasonable travelling distance of Bath, Bristol, Nth Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding Education and Health services. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

In 2024 TACT became one of the top 5 charities to work for in the UK, placing 5th in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results , and a top 25 mid-sized company to work with across the whole of the UK.   97% of our people feel proud to work with TACT and think that TACT cares about their wellbeing, while 92% of our people would say they “ love working for TACT”.

This is an exciting opportunity to join TACT as a Fostering Recruitment Manager as we invest in recruiting new foster families. We believe in a relational, trauma-informed approach to recruitment, combining targeted local marketing and relationship-building with the support of a centralised Recruitment Development Manager dedicated to continuous improvement.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT apply now.

 Overall Duties of the Fostering Recruitment Manager will include:

  • Managing local recruitment in line with the local recruitment strategy
  • Making decisions on suitability of enquirers to proceed to application.
  • Working proactively to meet and exceed enquiry response times, ensuring all enquiries are progressed efficiently within set timescales.   
  • Increasing TACT’s presence in the targeted local area’s by leading on recruitment events
  • Collaborating with local foster carers to support and organise recruitment activities.
  • Management and oversight of new foster carer enquiries, including undertaking Initial Home Visits of prospective foster carers.
  • Leading Skills to Foster training groups and facilitate applicants’ completion of pre-approval L&D to ensure they are well prepared for the fostering role
  • Supervising and managing the Fostering Recruitment Officer and / or Assessing Social Worker/s.
  • Supervising, quality assurance and making complex decisions in relation to assessments to ensure completion within timescales and to the standards required.
  • Writing and producing management and performance information to improve recruitment practices.

 TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

  • 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
  • Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months service.
  • 45p per mile for business travel.
  • Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
  • Family friendly policies.
  • Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
  • Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
  • An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
  • Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
  • Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
  • Tailored continuous professional development opportunities for all roles.

The Fostering Recruitment Manager will be located in the area and travel across the TACT SOUTHWEST region will be required. The successful candidate will also be required to travel to face-to-face meetings at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 5th May 2025

Interview Date: Friday 9th May 2025 (via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

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TACT View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
Posted on: 11 April 2025
Closing date: 05 May 2025 at 23:30
Job ref: 274342CHJ
Tags: Recruitment, Social / Support Work