Recruitment Manager - Fostering charity - HOME BASED

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; Remote; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated charity for foster care is seeking a Foster Carer Recruitment Manager to oversee the recruitment service for fostering families across East London and beyond. This outstanding role offers a salary up to £55,600 annually, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits including generous holiday entitlement and professional development opportunities. The position is home-based and requires a qualified social worker.

Benefits

Salary up to £55,600 per annum

31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Homeworking 'bundle' including an annual allowance of £750

Stakeholder pension scheme and life insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with relevant experience in fostering.
• Experience managing a recruitment team.
• Ability to assess and make complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage local recruitment in line with the local strategy.
• Oversee the recruitment process and make decisions on suitability.
• Supervise Assessing Social Workers and manage recruitment quality.

Skills

Qualified social worker

Management experience

Effective communication

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

A large fostering charity, rated one of the best charities in the UK to work for, is looking for a Foster Carer Recruitment Manager to oversee a recruitment service, assessing prospective fostering families across East London, Hertfordshire, and Essex. This role is a full-time, permanent, home-based position, and within this region, it is rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER

You will be:

• Managing local recruitment in line with the local recruitment strategy and making decisions on the suitability of enquirers to proceed to application.
• Working proactively to meet and exceed enquiry response times, ensuring all enquiries are progressed efficiently within set timescales.
• Supervising and managing the Assessing Social Workers within the team.
• Overseeing quality assurance and making complex assessment decisions.

Benefits for you:

• Salary up to £55,600 per annum, including London weighting and home working allowances.
• 31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
• Family-friendly policies.
• Homeworking 'bundle' including an annual allowance of £750, IT equipment, and a loan for home office setup.
• Stakeholder pension scheme (salary sacrifice) and life insurance from day one.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Please follow the instructions on this website, or contact Tom McKenna at 07587 031100 or email [e-mail] for further details. Please ensure you leave your contact details.