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Location

Christchurch

Salary

£40,500 Per Annum + £1,500 OOH Allowance

Closing Date

28/04/2019

Interview Date

10/05/2019

Hours

35 Hours Per Week

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Job Description

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Fostering Deputy Area Manager

Home / Office based - Permanent

TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.

The objective for the Fostering Deputy Area Manager will be to support the development of a new office in the South Coast area (Bournemouth). You will be part of TACT's South West service, rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. The Fostering Deputy Area Manager will be home based and line managed by the Area Manager who is based in our Bristol office. The Fostering Deputy Area Manager will supervise one Social Worker in our Bournemouth office and will lead on developing training and therapeutic support for our foster carers in Bournemouth and the surrounding area. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in developing a new service and being part of an Outstanding fostering team.

To be considered for the role of Fostering Deputy Area Manager, you will need to have experience of working with children and young people in a statutory setting and have a management qualification.  You will also need to be HCPC registered and have a DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualification.  An Enhanced DBS clearance is required, and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.  The use of a car is essential.

You will be required to work an out of hours rota, attracting an additional allowance of £1,500 per annum. 

TACT offer an excellent benefits package including 31 days paid holiday (pro rata), flexible working arrangements, group income protection scheme, x10 death in service, stakeholder pension scheme, child care vouchers and fantastic learning and development opportunities. Please see the job information pack for further information.

Closing: Sunday 28th April 2019
Interviews: Friday 10th May 2019 at TACT Bournemouth Offices (BH23 6NX) 

 

TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.