Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker

Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker

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ob Title: Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker

Salary: £17,306.30 per annum, plus £450 home working allowance per annum

Hours & Contract: 21 Hours per week - Fixed Term Contract for 12 Months

Location: Homebased with travel required to local communities in North and East London, Hertfordshire and Essex

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, TACTinvests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and childdevelopment.This means that we have been able to investuniqueprojects likeTACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expandingTACT Education Serviceand our new Health Service.All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th placein theUK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT London & The East Team as they launch a new and exciting initiative led by the Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker role. The Recruitment and Engagement Worker will have responsibility for building relationships with carers locally, establishing community hubs to provide peer support, training and development, and organising social and wellbeing events. Improvement of carer engagement and retention will be the main focus of the project, with the aim of improving the outcomes of the children and young people.

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 Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker will require the following:

• Experience of working with volunteers / community based organisations / youth work
• Excellent time management, organisation and event organising skills
• An understanding of effective marketing and recruitment practices
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills
• The ability to plan, progress and review tasks and projects over time

The Recruitment and Engagement Worker will be an exciting influential and impactful role, central to strengthening our service provision to new and existing carers, in collaboration with a range of stakeholders across the region.

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
• 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 at 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).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

TheFoster Carer Recruitment and Retention Workermay be homebased within England, Scotland or Wales but will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings in the xxx at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

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

Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 1st January 2025

Interview Date:Thursday 9th January 2025(via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyones business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social 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. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACTs 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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