Job Title: Foster Carer Recruitment & Engagement Worker
Salary: £17,306.30 per annum, plus £450 home working allowance per annum plus £2,450 London Weighting per annum (if eligible)
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.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT London & The East Team as they launch a new 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.
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
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.
* 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.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is 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 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.
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.
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