Fostering Recruitment Officer in Walsall

Fostering Recruitment Officer When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. 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 in West Midlands, within reasonable travelling distance of Walsall and/or West Bromwich 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”. The Fostering Recruitment Officer will have a varied and interesting role working flexibly, including evenings and weekends, organising a variety of events, peer support groups, and promotional opportunities amongst local communities. Building relationships and communicating on the fostering process, the post holder will work closely with the West Midlands Team, existing foster carers and children and young people to promote the variety of services and benefits TACT provides to carers that contribute to making a positive difference to the outcomes for the young people and children in our care. 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 Officer will include: * Working collaboratively with the team to progress fostering enquiry management * Support community recruitment activity to create a consistent pipeline of carer applicants * Facilitating a smooth application and assessment process for potential foster carers * Undertaking essential admin relating to record keeping, creation of data for analysis, evidence for measuring objectives * Creative contribution to innovation and improvement of strategies and local recruitment activities * Maintaining an understanding of regulations and requirements for provision of foster care services * Working flexibly, including evenings and weekends, and travelling throughout the area 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. * (email address removed) 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. This is a homebased role with the requirement for frequent travel across the West Midlands Area to travel to face-to-face events, team meetings, 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 Sunday 9th November 2025 Interview Date: Thursday 20th November 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