Executive Director of Children’s Services

Executive Director of Children’s Services

Responsible For - East Midlands, London & South East Regions

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week - Office or Home based

TACT is the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering and adoption services. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering or adoptive families for children and young people in the care of local authorities. Working in partnership with local authorities from our offices across England, Wales and Scotland, we are dedicated to providing creative, effective and outcome-focused services. We also campaign on behalf of children and young people in care, carers and adoptive families and are a leading voice in the sector.

Our vision is to provide "Better lives for our children and young people"

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation that has experienced considerable growth and has been voted once again one of the Sunday Times 100 Best Places to Work. We are proud of our achievements to date and are committed to continually growing and improving an organisation helping looked after children achieve their goals and aspiration.

Our new Executive Director will ensure that all of the charity’s services to clients are delivered to the highest possible standards leading to the best possible outcomes for children in the most efficient and effective manner within the charity’s resources. They will also provide strong leadership and vision in the development of TACT’s services, ensuring the effective strategic management and co-ordination in order to deliver excellent services. You will be an inspirational leader and enjoy the challenges of being a senior manager in a large national organisation.

The successful candidate must have a Social Work qualification, be registered with HCPC, educated to degree level or equivalent and have a management qualification.  An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.

The postholder will be eligible for homeworking allowance of £500 per annum (if homebased) and Out of Hours Allowance of £1,500 per annum once on the rota.

TACT offer an excellent benefits package including 31 days paid holiday, 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 Date: Midnight on Monday 23rd July 2018
Interviews: Friday 10th August 2018 – TACT Head Office (Hither Green - SE13 6TJ)

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.