Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer

Tact Fostering; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity provider of fostering in the UK seeks a Self-employed Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer. The role involves statutory reviews of foster carers to ensure quality and safety for children. Applicants must hold relevant qualifications and be committed to safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered with Social Work England or relevant body.
• Enhanced DBS/PVG check required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct statutory annual reviews of foster carers.
• Ensure safeguarding issues are addressed.
• Make recommendations regarding foster carers' terms of approval.

Skills

Safeguarding

Education

DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualification

Job description

Role: Self-employed Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer

Locations: Yorkshire

Pay – £33 per hour

We are the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities.

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. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and childdevelopment.This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and createTACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff and workers will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

As a self-employed worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.You can review our valueshere.

We are recruiting Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer toundertake carer annual reviews.

Core Tasks

• To carry out statutory annual reviews of Foster Carers.
• To satisfy TACT that the foster carers continue to be suitable to be professional foster carers and that all safeguarding issues are addressed.
• to make recommendation to TACT in regard to foster carers terms of approval.
• To give the carer, the social worker of any child in placement, birth children and fostered children the opportunity to give feedback about the placement
• To be part of TACT’s Quality Assurance processes
• To ensure foster carers are enabling children to reach their full potential

Rates of Pay

• TACT will pay £33.00 per hour plus travel time at £15 per hour (outside of London) or £16.50 per hour (London only) and mileage at 45p per mile.

Please see the Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of the role.

You will be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body (Social Work England, Social Care Wales or Scottish Social Services Council).

An Enhanced DBS/PVG check will be required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.

• Closing Date: Sunday 6th July 2025
• Interview Date: Monday 14th July 2025

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and we believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of our 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 our young people. All 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.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them