 Location: Homebased - UK wide - Working Remotely Salary: £50,250 p.a. (£49,500 p.a. Salary + £750 p.a. Homeworking Allowance) + £3,613 London Weighting Allowance p.a (if applicable) Closing Date: 31/01/2022 Interview Date: 09/02/2022 & 10/02/2022 (pm) Hours: 35 hour per week Candidates living in a London Borough will also get a London Weighting Allowance of £3,613 p.a.
Would you like to be part of an amazing opportunity to develop an entirely new Health Service within the UK’s largest dedicated charitable fostering agency, improving outcomes for those young people currently in TACT’s care as well as those who have left care and are TACT Connect members? Do you have a degree and or qualification in Nursing, Clinical Psychology and relevant post-graduate qualification in Children and Adolescent’s Mental Health? Have you worked in Child Health and specifically Young People’s Mental Health services within NHS, Local Authority or multi-disciplinary settings? If you would like to use this experience to deliver quality interventions, advise, signpost and work with a wide range of social care and health professionals in supporting staff and carers make a positive difference with regards to our young people’s health needs…….THEN THIS COULD BE THE ROLE FOR YOU!!!! Core Responsibilities include:
Main Requirements:
This list is not exhaustive, please see Job Description and Person Specification for more details. TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see Applicant Information Pack for more information. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact the recruiting Executive Director of Children's Services (Andy Pallas) on 07793 580 440. Closing: Monday, 31st January 2022 Interviews: Wednesday, 9th February 2022 (pm) & Thursday, 10th February 2022 (pm) via Microsoft Teams Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Full details and application documents here  Location: West Midlands (Homebased with travelling required) Salary: £35,811 per annum (£33,561 per annum salary + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Rota Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance) Closing Date: 31/01/2022 Interview Date: 17/02/2022 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Full Time – Fixed Term 12 Month Contract Starting in April 2022
35 Hours per week and 31 Days Annual Leave As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. We know that we cannot provide this level of care without our staff which is why we are proactive in looking after the wellbeing of our employees. As a homeworking organisation, we pride ourselves on the flexibility this brings, along with our flexible working opportunities, to enable you to have a healthy work / life balance. We also provide a full and active wellbeing calendar and activities, along with your input, to ensure you get the most from it. As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for our TACT care experienced young people and adults, our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. It is not surprising that this had led to us gaining 'outstanding’ levels of employee engagement in a recent Best Companies Survey this year. Come and join us and be part of our amazing team of professionals who put young people at the heart of every decision. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
The TACT West Midlands Senior Supervising Social Worker will have:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Out of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Monday 31st January 2022 Interviews: Thursday 3rd February 2022 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children and their foster carers in the development of our services. Previous applicants need not apply. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Full details and application documents here  Location: Southwest (Homebased with travelling required) Salary: £41,250 p.a. [£40,500 p.a. Salary + £1,500 p.a. OOH + £750 p.a. Homeworking allowance] + Mileage: 45p. per mile Hours: 35 hour per week Closing Date :23/01/2022 Interview Date: 31/01/2022 Region: Southwest (Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Swindon, North Somerset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Oxford)
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. We know that we cannot provide this level of care without our staff which is why we are proactive in looking after the wellbeing of our employees. As a homeworking organisation, we pride ourselves on the flexibility this brings, along with our flexible working opportunities to enable you to have a healthy work / life balance. We also provide a full and active wellbeing calendar and activities, along with your input to ensure you get the most from it. As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for our TACT care experienced young people and adults, our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. It is not surprising that this had led to us gaining 'outstanding’ levels of employee engagement in a recent Best Companies Survey this year. Come and join us and be part of our amazing team of professionals who put young people at the heart of every decision. www.tactcare.org.uk/about-us/Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here: We are looking for a Deputy Manager who has experience in Fostering and who is looking for a step up into Management. Core Tasks include:
Main Requirements:
More information in the Job Description. TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
More information in the Job Information Pack. Closing: Sunday, 23rd January 2022 (by midnight) Interviews: Monday, 31st January 2022 Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Full details and application documents here  Location: Bristol Salary: 41,250 p.a. [£40,500 p.a. Salary + £1,500 p.a. OOH + £750 p.a. Homeworking allowance] + Mileage: 45p. per mile Closing Date: 23/01/2022 Interview Date: 31/01/2022 Hours: 35 hour per week As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. We know that we cannot provide this level of care without our staff which is why we are proactive in looking after the wellbeing of our employees. As a homeworking organisation, we pride ourselves on the flexibility this brings, along with our flexible working opportunities to enable you to have a healthy work / life balance. We also provide a full and active wellbeing calendar and activities, along with your input to ensure you get the most from it.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for our TACT care experienced young people and adults, our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. It is not surprising that this had led to us gaining 'outstanding’ levels of employee engagement in a recent Best Companies Survey this year. Come and join us and be part of our amazing team of professionals who put young people at the heart of every decision. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. We are looking for a Deputy Manager who has experience in Fostering and who is looking for a step up into Management. Core Tasks include:
Main Requirements:
More information in the Job Description. TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
More information in the Job Information Pack. Closing: Sunday, 23rd January 2022 (by midnight) Interviews: Monday, 31st January 2022 Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased (Scotland) Salary: £300 per Panel Closing Date: 18/11/2021 Interview Date: 03/12/2021 Hours: Up to 20 Days Per Year (plus training days) TACT is the UK's largest fostering charity and now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the nation. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful child centred placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into the service, carers, staff and our children's development. We are currently recruiting a Panel Chair to lead the Fostering Panel in our Scotland area. In line with our values, we expect each panel member to ensure that all decisions are made with regard to the interest of ‘children in care,’ foster carers, and the community in which they live. Our Scotland Panel meetings are held online on a monthly basis on the second Tuesday of the month. The Fostering Panel Chair will need to based within a reasonable distance of travel across Scotland to attend occasional in person meetings and for at least 2 training days per year. As our Scotland Fostering Panel Chair, you will be able to evidence:
As a Fostering Panel Chair your duties will include:
Full details of the Panel Chair role are available via the Job Description tab. A Disclosure Scotland clearance is required for the Fostering Panel Chair role. This check will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf. You will be required to have professional membership to a social work body if you are currently a practicing social worker. Closing: Thursday 18th November 2021 Interviews: Friday 3rd December 2021 via Microsoft Teams 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. Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. Full details and application documents here  Location: Wales Salary: £2,000 per Form F + £33 per hour (initial visits) + 45p. Mileage Closing Date: 28/11/2021 Interview Date: 06/12/2021 Hours: Variable Home based in the Wales area.
TACT is the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. 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 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. Find out more about our values here. Due to increased demand from new foster families we are recruiting sessional assessing social workers to undertake Form F assessments. Our assessments are undertaken virtually using video calling and a minimum of one face to face visit to meet the applicants and undertake health & safety assessments. We are particularly looking for assessors in the South Wales area – specifically Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Neath and Pontypriddorkshire. Duties include:
Rates of Pay (depending on type of work offered)
Please see the Self-Employed Sessional Assessing Social Worker Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of the role and rates. You will be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work Wales. An Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role and will be requested on your behalf by TACT. Closing Date: Sunday, 28th November 2021 Interviews: Monday, 6th December 2021 (Via Microsoft Teams) 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. Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. Full details and application documents here  Location: Cambridgeshire / Peterborough Salary: £39,540 per annum (£37,290 per annum salary + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Rota Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance) Closing Date: 25/11/2021 Interview Date: 06/12/2021 Hours: 35 hours per week Homebased
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT put the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about this as we are. We know that we cannot provide this level of care without our staff which is why we are proactive in looking after the wellbeing of our employees. As a homeworking organisation, we pride ourselves on the flexibility this brings, along with our flexible working opportunities to enable you to have a healthy work / life balance. We also provide a full and active wellbeing calendar and activities, along with your input to ensure you get the most from it. It is not surprising that this had led to us gaining 'outstanding’ levels of employee engagement in a recent Best Companies Survey this year. Come and join us and be part of our amazing team of professionals who put young people at the heart of every decision. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Supervising Social Worker. The right candidate fror this role will be someone for whom quality of service is paramount and who shares our commitment to working in partnership with our children and foster carers. This role would suit someone located in or close to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough areas. As a Homebased Senior Supervising Social Worker, you will support and supervise the foster families and placements we have in these areas so the succesful candidate will need to evidence flexibility and willigness to travel to other areas of the East Midlands region as required. The ideal candidate for this Senior Supervising Social Worker role should have post qualifying experience in family placement work or other childcare settings as well as a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and child protection procedures. Main requirements:
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work England. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Out of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Thursday 25th November 2021 Interviews: Monday 6th December 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT is a homebased workforce. We recognise the benefits that flexible home working creates for both the employer and the employee. As a remote working organisation, we are committed to work with our staff to enable consistent inclusion and engagement across the organisation to ensure the optimum standards of service for our carers and children and their foster carers in the development of our services. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased (England) Salary: £40,500 p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a + £3,613 London Weighting p.a. (if applicable) Closing Date: 02/11/2021 Interview Date: 09/11/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week (Permanent) Travelling will be required for various face to face meetings
TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity and has been providing loving families for vulnerable children and young people across the country for over 25 years. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits - we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people - find out more about our values here: Do you have a passion for ensuring children receive the highest quality care from their foster family? Do you enjoy delivering training to potential foster families and supporting them in their journey? TACT Carer Recruitment Service are searching for an experienced and organised social worker who has the ability to co-ordinate and quality assure assessments of potential foster carers. The role involves proactively building excellent relationships with potential foster carers whilst guiding them through the assessment process. The role delivers on the recruitment strategy in TACT. We are looking for candidates with:
An Enhanced DBS Check is required for this role which TACT will process for the successful candidate. TACT's Benefits include:
More details on all aspects of the role can be found in the downloadable Job Description and the Applicant Benefits Booklet. Closing: Midnight on Tuesday, 2nd November Interviews: Tuesday, 9th November 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Full details and application documents here  Location: Homebased - Travel required Salary: £32,450 p.a. + £3,613 London Weighting Allowance (if applicable) Closing Date: 01/11/2021 Interview Date: 10/11/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Location: Homebased - covering London, Surrey, Kent, Portsmouth & Dorset.
Hours: 35 Hours per week (Permanent) Salary: £32,450 p.a. + £3,613 London Weighting Allowance (if applicable) (£29,700 salary + £1,500 & £500 OOH + £750 Homeworking) Travelling will be required for team meetings and safeguarding meetings TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity and has been providing loving families for vulnerable children and young people across the country for over 25 years. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits - we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development. Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people - find out more about our values here: Our South London Team currently requires a dynamic and forward-thinking fostering Duty Social Worker to:
The successful candidate must have:
An Enhanced DBS Check is required for this role which TACT will process for the successful candidate. The Duty Social Worker will be required to participate on the out of hours’ rota and will be paid £1,500 per annum for this duty. The Duty Social Worker will also receive a placement allowance of £500 per annum. TACT's Benefits include:
More details on all aspects of the role can be found in the downloadable Job Description and the Applicant Benefits Booklet. Closing: Midnight on Monday, 1st November 2021 Interviews: Wednesday, 10th November 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. 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. Previous candidates need not apply. Full details and application documents here  TACT – UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity, has today published a paper urging the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care (IRCSC) to recommend that the DfE establish a ground-breaking new national care service – the National Care Family (NCF), covering fostering, adoption, kinship, residential, foster, and secure care. The proposed service would also take over responsibility for children who return to their birth parents from care and the secure youth justice estate.
The creation of an exclusive dedicated body will mean that Local Authorities (LAs) will no longer hold parental or operational responsibility for children in public care. In addition to the existing range of support given to children in the care system, the National Care Family would perform new and long needed duties such as supporting birth parents whose children return to them from care, and providing assistance for care experienced adults. Being care experienced would become a protected characteristic with an automatic entitlement to lifelong support. What we currently do for children and young people in care, and care experienced people, is simply not good enough. It is true that many children are protected from harm by the care system, and for a significant number of children it is transformative. But it is also an inescapable fact that when children in care are compared with children in the general population, they tend to have significantly poorer outcomes in a number of areas, such as educational attainment, and mental and physical health. Children and young people who grow up in care are up to four times more likely to suffer from poor health 30 years later than those who grew up with their parents. Care experienced people are estimated to represent between 24% and 27% of the adult prison population, despite being less than 5% of the overall population. It is time that we took drastic action to change the narrative and tackle the negative outcomes for too many care experienced people. Andy Elvin, TACT CEO, said: “All children in care, or in families created through social services’ intervention, require a Service that is dedicated to them and their families. LAs will never be able to prioritise this group lifelong. If we merely try to re-purpose the current systems/structures, we will simply get more of what we already have. The solution has to be a wholly different place, not a reformulation of what we currently have.” TACT’s paper provides a vision for the new Service. The detailed design and creation of such a Service should be shaped by those experts by experience who can best inform this process, and those within the current system who accept and embrace the need for radical change. The new Service must be co-designed and co-produced by those whose lives it aims to transform. Click on this link to access Towards a National Care Family For all media enquiries, interviews, images and information please contact the TACT Communications Team via l.luxton@tactcare.org.uk or telephone: 07793580418# Source: www.tactcare.org.uk |
News & JobsNews stories and job vacancies from our member agencies, the fostering sector and the world of child protection and safeguarding as a whole. Browse Categories
All
Browse News Archives
January 2022
|
RSS Feed
|
The Fairer Fostering Partnership
c/o TACT The Courtyard 303 Hither Green Lane London SE13 6TJ |