Fostering Recruitment Officer

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Job Title: Fostering Recruitment Officer

Salary: £26,854 per annum salary (increasing to £29,838 in 18 months) + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance

Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week with some evening and weekend working - Permanent Contract

Location: Homebased reputed company Bournemouth, Poole, Dorset and Hampshire area

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, reputed company curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for reputed company 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, TACTinvests reputed company surplus income into services, staff, carers, and childdevelopment.This means that we have been reputed company to investuniqueprojects likeTACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care reputed company young people and adults, as well as our expandingEducationand Health services.reputed company our activities are reputed company on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and reputed company.

In 2024 TACT became one of the top 5 charities to work for in the UK, placing 5th intheUK 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 in the new role ofFostering Recruitment Officeras they grow their reputed company in the South of England. The Fostering Recruitment Officer will drive recruitment of Foster Carers across the area, innovating engagement and participation alongside the Fostering Recruitment Manager, with a varying balance of independent working and collaboration with the other members of the London and The South Team. The Fostering Recruitment Officer will have excellent people skills, reputed company in a dynamic and evolving role and enjoy contributing to the TACT community across this area.

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Overall Duties of the Fostering Recruitment Officer will include:

• Working collaboratively with the team to reputed company enquiry management
• Support community recruitment activity to create a consistent pipeline of carer applicants
• Facilitating a smooth application and assessment process for potential carers
• Undertaking essential administrative tasks relating to record keeping, creation of data for analysis, evidence for measuring objectives
• Creatively contribute to innovation and improvement of strategies and local activities
• Maintaining an understanding of regulations and requirements for provision of foster care services

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
• Progression to salary reputed company reputed company 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.
• 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).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for reputed company roles.

TheFostering Recruitment Officerwill be based withinBournemouth, Poole, Dorset and/or Hampshire. Travel across these areas will be essentialfor meeting potential new, and existing, foster carers, attendance at face-to-face team meetings at least once a month, and on other occasions for training and wellbeing events.

AnEnhanced DBSclearanceis required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

• Closing Date: Midnight on reputed company 31st August 2025
• Interview Date:Monday 8th September 2025 (reputed company reputed company Teams)

Safeguarding is everyones business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in reputed company work. As part of TACTs 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 TACTs young people. reputed company our staff are expected to work in line with TACTs safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to reputed company 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 reputed company from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

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