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

Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people.


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Supervising Social Worker

Location: Newcastle to the Tees Valley

Salary: £31,764 p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a + £1,500 OOH Allowance p.a.

TACT Yorkshire & North East is seeking to appoint a Supervising Social Worker on a Fixed Term Contract to join their growing team. Travel will be required to visit foster families located in North East around Newcastle to the Tees Valley, with occasional travel to Yorkshire.

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Foster Family Support & Engagement Worker

Location: Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire

Salary: £25,989 per annum + £750 Home Working Allowance per annum

TACT East Midlands are seeking a Foster Family Support and Engagement Worker for an exciting and innovative project focussed on our carers and families across the region.

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Senior Supervising Social Worker

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £21,536 pa - £23,928 pa + £450 pa Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 pa Out of Hours Allowance

We are looking for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to join our team in Wales, covering South East Wales, ideally based in or around the Cardiff area.

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Connect Membership Officer

Location: Nationwide

Salary: £12840.44 Per Annum plus £345 Home Working Allowance Per Annum - Pro Rata

TACT Connect is excited to invite applications for the pivotal role of Membership Officer which is central to the services and activities of the scheme.

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Supervising/Senior Supervising Social Worker

Location: Northamptonshire/Bedfordshire/Peterborough

Salary: SSW- £35,292 p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a. / SSSW - £39,880  p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a.

TACT East Midlands Team have a unique opportunity for either a Supervising Social Worker who is ready to progress their career to a Senior Supervising Social Worker or a current Senior Social Worker who understands trauma and therapeutic parenting approaches.

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Education Advisor - Post 16

Location: Homebased - Nationwide

Salary: £31,764 per annum + £750 per annum homeworking allowance

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Panel Vice Chair (Office Holder)

Location: Liverpool

Salary: £200 per Panel (£450 if required to substitute for Chair of Panel)

The North West team are seeking a Fostering Panel Vice Chair to support the Chair in conducting monthly virtual panel meetings held on second Tuesday of the month via Microsoft Teams.

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Deputy Recruitment Manager

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £43,314 per annum (increasing to £48,126 in 18 months) + £750 Homeworking Allowance

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Recruitment Service as a Deputy Recruitment Manager. This role is responsible for the successful recruitment of new TACT foster carers, proactively building excellent relationships with potential fostering applicants & guiding them through the assessment & approval process. 

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Child Resource Worker (Zero Hours)

Location: Bristol

Salary: £12.77 per hour + 15% Holiday Pay

TACT South West are recruiting a Zero Hours Children's Support Workers to work with unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking children and young people across the South West regions.

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Senior Supervising Social Worker (Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Bath & North Somerset

Salary: £35,893 per annum (increasing to £39,880 in 18 months) + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Rota Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance

Whilst being homebased, the Senior Supervising Social Worker will visit and support foster families across the TACT South West area including Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire areas.

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