TACT’s permanency practice has been recognised in a new set of Good Practice in Permanence Guides commissioned by the Scottish Government.

The guides, developed by the Association of Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Scotland, are designed to strengthen permanency practice across the country. They will be shared with social work agencies, local authorities and university courses, supporting professionals and students to better understand what high‑quality permanency work looks like.

TACT features several times in the ‘Supporting Families in Permanence Guide’, specifically for our approach to preparing foster carers for permanence and for the work of our Education Service.

For TACT Scotland’s Specialist Permanence Social Worker, Tania Stuart, who contributed to the guides, seeing this recognition in print was a proud moment: “It’s fantastic that TACT has been highlighted as a good practice agency within permanence fostering. To be included several times in a Government‑commissioned guide really shows how much our commitment to high‑quality permanency support is valued.”

Tania attended the guide launch at the Scottish Government in Edinburgh, and was one of 50 professionals across practice, research and government who helped shape the guides.

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Through membership of the Children’s Services Leadership Team (CSLT) the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to Children’s Services department, with a lead to drive the application of a commercial ethos. 

You will also lead and drive the strategic growth and development of Spring services, through the application of new services and products to deliver on income targets to enable Action for Children to achieve its financial and service objectives to benefit children, young people and families.

How you'll help to create brighter futures  

• As a member of the Children’s Services Leadership Team, you will strategically manage Children’s Services, driving improved performance, balanced with ensuring the delivery of safe and efficient services. 
• Through membership of the Directors Group or other senior organisational management forums, to contribute and lead with the delivery of Action for Children’s strategic objectives. 
• Lead colleagues across all functions to support service development, build competitive advantage and differentiate Action for Children from competitors.
• Ensure effective governance arrangements are in place to deliver services.
• Directly manage staff to deliver services within Spring or allocated services across the four nations (UK).
• Overall management of Spring and leadership of the management team to deliver stated objectives.
• Strategically drive the responsibility for the long term development of the Spring brand and services that is consistent with Children’s Services strategy, including sourcing growth opportunities.

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We are seeking an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join our established assessment team within the Newry and Armagh Family Centres.

This is a part‑time role, working 22.2 hours per week (3 days).

Our service has been operating for over 30 years and is recognised for its high‑quality support to children, young people, and families experiencing a range of challenges. We work alongside families to promote safety, stability, and positive change.

About the Role
As a Social Worker within the Family Centre, you will play a key role in delivering targeted support and undertaking direct work with children and families. This will include completing high‑quality assessments of parenting capacity and protective parenting ability, contributing to court‑directed work where required, and providing therapeutic interventions such as mediation that promote positive outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments to identify strengths, risks, and support needs
• Provide evidence‑based therapeutic and practical support recommendations to children, young people, and their families
• Contribute to multi‑agency planning and partnership working
• Prepare high‑quality written reports, including those for court proceedings
• Maintain accurate and timely case records in line with organisational standards.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join TACT in the new role of Fostering Recruitment Officer as they grow their presence in the North West. 

The Fostering Recruitment Officer will drive recruitment of Foster Carers across the area, innovating engagement and participation alongside the Fostering Recruitment Manager, in collaboration with the whole team.

The Fostering Recruitment Officer will be required to work on Monday as one of the 3 working days. The other 2 working days can be discussed with the hiring managers during the recruitment process.

Overall Duties of the Fostering Recruitment Officer will include:

• Working collaboratively across relevant teams to progress enquiry management
• Support community recruitment activity to create a consistent pipeline of carer applicants
• Facilitating a smooth application and assessment process for potential carers
• Undertaking essential administrative tasks relating to record keeping, creation of data for analysis, evidence for measuring objectives
• Creatively contribute to innovation and improvement of strategies and local activities
• Maintaining an understanding of regulations and requirements for provision of foster care services

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We are looking for a Social Worker to support the growth and development of our Registered Family Centres in Southampton. The Family Centres are made up of a number of self-contained flats or pods each with their own bathroom and kitchen facilities and a separate bungalow which can accommodate an additional 2 families.

Families will be referred to the Family Centre if there have been concerns identified around the safety of the children within their existing family unit. Once with us, the families will be continuously encouraged, assessed and guided through a 12 week stay where they are monitored 24/7 to encourage sustainable positive parenting changes.

As a Social Worker with Fair Ways you will deliver the highest standards of care and support to our children, families and vulnerable adults through:

• Assessing and Observing - To take a lead role in parenting assessments through formal and informal observations of the residents with their child ensuring a high-quality service is delivered and maintained.
• Keeping Children, families and vulnerable adults Safe - Managing any presenting safeguarding issues in accordance with Fair Ways Policies and Procedures to keep children, families and vulnerable adults safe from harm for the duration of their assessment.
• Supervision and training - To line manage a small number of direct reports offering reflective supervisions, guidance and undertaking monitoring of any required training and development in line with our professional development and progression plans.
• Being a clear and confident communicator - To attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings, court hearings and other forums to represent the Residential Family Centre and support the Assessors.
• Building strong professional relationships - To proactively maintain safe supervision levels and respectful relationships with parents and children through effective support, guidance and care ensuring the maintenance of safe practice.
• Accurate and detailed report writing - To maintain full oversight of the assessment process for families for the full 12 weeks, writing the parenting assessment reports for courts. Maintaining effective, regular communication with outside agencies regarding parenting capacity.
• Being a Trauma Informed professional - To oversee and model trauma informed responses through the individualised use of therapeutic and (in some services) physical intervention to ensure families are supported appropriately during times of crisis and to demonstrate an understanding of the parents’ early life experiences.
• Supporting and developing new initiatives - To support the management team to develop the community-based assessment and outreach packages for family transitions into the community.
• Committing to your personal and professional development - To manage personal and continuous professional development through self-assessment, supervision and training.

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Location: We are seeking someone located in Southampton/Eastleigh/Portsmouth/Fareham and immediate surrounding area. Travel required across the South Coast, focusing primarily on Hampshire and Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) and surroundings. 

The Fostering Recruitment Officer/Family Support Worker role focuses on working with prospective and approved foster carers, children and families.   You will be available to respond to and visit prospective foster carers as well as plan and participate in recruitment events across the region, contribute to face-to-face and online activities and opportunities to support those interested in fostering.   

This role requires the candidate to support children and young people in person and attend recruitment activities across the South Coast, focusing primarily on Hampshire and Dorset including Southampton, Portsmouth, BCP and surroundings. Therefore, the use of a car suitable for transporting children is an essential requirement of the post, along with the ability to travel extensively, working flexibly around hours and days, including occasional weekends and occasional evenings, as key support to children and their carers and to respond to prospective carers’ availability. Flexibility is required in the role to manage and support at short notice, meeting the needs of the children/service.   

All employees are home-based but are required to travel regularly to the above locations and attend monthly face-to-face meetings, wellbeing events, and training events.

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TACT Wales are looking for a Male children’s resource worker to collaborate with them to support a young male who lives with his very supportive foster family.

The ideal Children’s Resource Worker will already have some experience in engagement and participation with vulnerable young people who have experienced trauma, care experienced children or have similar experience in child-facing settings. Activities would include completing one-one work with life skills, and developing a trust relationship, and taking to activities.

High level of flexibility required to cover weekends, evenings and bank holidays. Occasionally may be required to support with overnight residentials and night support within the foster home.

Car driver and owning a car is essential.

There will be opportunities for training and development for this role, as new workers join us at our organisation wide journey to become a fully trauma-informed organisation.

The successful candidate will undertake essential  duties that will impact positively on the long-term outcomes for the young people and children in our care. This role is an essential part of the wider team, working in close partnership with parents, carers, young people, local authorities and their social workers. 

Key duties and abilities for our Children’s Resource Worker will include:

• Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements
• Ability to transport children and young people to events, appointments and meetings (mileage reimbursed)
• Occasional participation in virtual and face to face events and occasional residential meet ups
• Ability to attend and assist with organising events and activities
• Understanding and maintaining knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures
• Use of IT for email and communication
• Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of our families.

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Location:  Droghadyn, Douglas

Salary: £36,499

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 40 Hours

Closing Date: 22 March 2026

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate individual to join our developing therapeutic service as a Deputy Manager. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in leading and supporting our team of dedicated professionals as we work to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher’s is the current organisation working under contract to Manx Care to deliver services to vulnerable children and young people.  Please note the contract is due for renewal and so will be transferring to a new organisation appointed by Manx Care early 2026. 

Manx Care have confirmed that they are arranging as part of the transition for the new organisation to transfer St Christopher's staff on equivalent terms and conditions, with continuity and fairness.

About the Role
As a Deputy Manager, you will have the opportunity to receive additional training from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, and to further your career in the therapeutic field. If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Applicants should have

• Ability to lead and manage a team of support workers in providing high-quality care and support to children and young people in their family home or residential setting.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and standards.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with external agencies.
• Support and participate in the ongoing training and development of staff, including the implementation of the AMBIT way of working.
• Collaborate with the Manager to develop and implement effective service delivery strategies.
• Participate in regular supervision and provide feedback to staff to support their professional growth.
• The ability to communicate effectively with young people, school and relevant agencies
• The ability to monitor the outcome of projects/pieces of work and produce evaluations.

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This a rare and exciting opportunity to become a valued member of our fostering service. 

As a Panel Member you will be part of a central list of people who we will call upon to attend Panel for the purpose of making recommendations about the approval of foster carers.

An understanding of the needs of looked after children is essential, together with a good sense of the attributes and skills needed to provide children who are looked after with high quality nurturing care. Good practical judgement combined with the ability to read and analyse complex written reports is needed.

To complement our existing skills set, and to ensure we have well rounded panels for the benefit of those in our care, we are interested to hear from candidates with medical or teaching backgrounds. 

We are particularly interested to hear from you if you have care experience, or you are, or have been a registered social worker.

You will be making an important contribution to the fostering service as a Panel member and more generally to the work of the Break Children’s Charity whose purpose is to change children’s lives for the better.

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Are you a recent graduate eater to make a meaningful difference?
Would you thrive in a hands-on role with variety, real responsibility, and the chance to take ownership for some key projects to support the charity's work. 

About Us
Is a well-established Ofsted Outstanding Registered Charity and an Independent Fostering Agency providing a wide range of foster placements. We firmly believe our Foster Carers are our most valuable resource deserving the highest levels of support and remuneration we can offer. We work in partnership with Local Authority Social Workers and are committed to keeping our children safe and secure in stable and loving families.

We are now recruiting for an exciting 12 month placement (with the possibility of becoming permanent) to support the Marketing and Media Manager to develop, take ownership and deliver CFT's organic social media strategy.  

The Role

• The primary focus of this 12 month placement is to:
• Increase CFT's social media following
• Generate organic foster carer enquiries
• Strengthen engagement within our online community
• Showcase our smaller, community-focussed events and regional activity
• Demonstrate CFT's personality, values and community feel

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