At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and guide foster carers, ensuring children's needs are met during their transition.
- Company: Join TACT, a top UK charity dedicated to improving children's lives.
- Benefits: Enjoy 31 days annual leave, flexible working, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Home-based role with travel across Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while developing your social work skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Social Work and at least 2 years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 37829 - 37829 £ per year.
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Homebased (travel across Greater Manchester and Merseyside)
£37,829 Per Annum (increasing to £42,032 after 18 months)
£1,500 Per Annum Out of Hours Allowance
£750 Per Annum Homeworking Allowance
35 hours | Mon-Fri | Permanent
Why Join TACT?
- Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
- 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
- Not-for-profit every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
- Childrens voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
- Flexible homeworking from day one
Benefits
- 31 days annual leave
- 8 bank holidays
- Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.
- 55p per mile business mileage
- Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
- Family-friendly & flexible working policies
- Volunteer days
Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits
- Homeworking IT bundle home office loan
- HelpHand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
- Over 35 hours a year of access to online wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
- Menopause Policy free clinician appointments
- Regular team wellbeing & connection events
Training & Career Development
- Excellent learning & development programme
- Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
- Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
- Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to work directly with Step-Forward carers who care for young people who are moving or have already moved from residential to a foster home.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide regular guidance, training and support including regular in person supervisory visits and other communications to Foster Carers.
- Work collaboratively as part of the team around the child to ensure that the childrens needs are fully assessed, they are carefully matched and well supported in their transition to a foster family.
- To maintain a mutually supportive hub community of Step Forward foster carers.
- Build strong relationships with prospective foster carers by undertaking some fostering assessments and supporting them in their preparation for fostering.
- Where capacity allows, undertake Form F assessments.
- Ensuring children are visited regularly and are included in TACT activities.
- Monitoring outcomes for children and supporting them to reach their full potential.
- Identifying the professional and personal needs of foster families to facilitate development and retention.
What Youll Need
- A degree in Social Work or equivalent.
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England.
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in a regulated fostering service.
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Assessment of Foster Carers, using BAAF Competency Based Form F, where required.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations.
- Ability to write clear reports and maintain clear case records.
- Enhanced DBS (processed by TACT).
- Travel Homebased in the Greater Manchester or Merseyside areas (travel required across these areas)
- Monthly face-to-face meetings in the Liverpool area
- Additional travel for training, team and carer events
Key Dates
- Closing Date: Sunday 20th September 2026 (midnight)
- Interviews: Tuesday 29th September 2026 (Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding Commitment
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.
Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.
Senior Supervising Social Worker (Step Forward) employer: Tact
TACT is an exceptional employer, dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and young people in care. As the UK's largest fostering charity, we foster a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth through training and development opportunities, while ensuring that all surplus income is reinvested into our services and staff. Located in the East Midlands, our team is passionate about making a meaningful impact, and we welcome qualified social workers who share our commitment to trauma-informed practice and therapeutic care.
