 Location: Within Merseyside, Cheshire West and Greater Manchester areas Salary: £26,854 per annum pro rata (increasing to £29,838 pro rata in 18 months) + £750 per annum pro rata Homeworking Allowance Hours: 3 days / 21 hours per week Closing Date: 08/05/2025 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.
Overall Duties of the Fostering Recruitment Officer will include:
Click here for full job details  Location: Homebased – North East with travel across Yorkshire and North East region. Salary: £26,854 per annum (increasing to £29,838 in 18 months) + £750 Homeworking Allowance per annum. Contract: Permanent Role Closing Date: 24/04/2025 This is an exciting opportunity to join TACT in the new role of Fostering Recruitment Officer as they grow their presence in the North East. 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.
Overall Duties of the Fostering Recruitment Officer will include:
Click here for full job details  Location: Bath with travel* Salary: £41,208 + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance (once on the rota) Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week – Fixed Term Contract for 12 months Closing Date: 28/04/2025 Interview Date: 05/05/2025 * Within reasonable travelling distance of Bristol, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire & Swindon
This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT South West Team who work with a therapeutic approach led by trauma informed principles. Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
Click here for full job details  Some of our young people took part in a Health & Fitness Workshop – and were keen to do more!
Four young people in our North East region signed up for the class at Simfit Studio in Leeds, where instructors Kingsley & Ellie took them through their paces. They kept it fun and engaging – starting with warmups, then some interactive games and demonstrations. Our young people also got to use some state-of-the-art equipment. After that it was discussions on keeping a workbook along with the importance of a healthy diet. By the end of the session, there was a lot of interest in future classes and workshops – which was a testament both to the instructors, and to the willingness of our young people to learn about the value of health and fitness. Click here to read the full article  The 18th March marked World Social Work Day 2025, a time where we acknowledge and celebrate a profession that cares and advocates for individuals, families and communities.
Initialised by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in 2007, World Social Work Day features a different theme or focus each year. The theme for 2025 is Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing. According to the IFSW website, this theme is centred around ‘the importance of caring and respecting across generations to build strong societies, sustain the environment, and share wisdom for a better future.’ We talked to Kayleigh, who has worked as a social worker for 18 years, about what inspired her to enter the profession, and what she is most proud of with regards to her work with young people. Click here to read the full article and watch the video  Location: East Midlands - Homebased Salary: £41,208 per annum + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance Hours: 35 Hours per week Contract: Permanent or Fixed Term Contract Closing Date: 25/03/2025 Location: Homebased – We are interested in applicants located in North Northamptonshire, Central Leicestershire, South Derbyshire or Peterborough, as the postholder will be required to travel across these areas to conduct home visits to support carers and children. Travel is also required to attend staff meetings and team away days in Northamptonshire and other parts of the East Midlands.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT East Midlands, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT East Midlands team as either a permanent or fixed term member of staff. The duration of the fixed term contract will be discussed/confirmed at interview. Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
Click here for full job details  Following an inspection in January, our East London, Hertfordshire and Essex team have been awarded an overall ‘good’ rating by Ofsted.
In their report, inspectors noted how young people have developed close and meaningful relationships with their foster carers, and that their foster carers help them to feel a strong sense of belonging. One child told inspectors: “I like this home, [the foster carers are] nice and kind all the time – no matter what – they don’t give up on me, never!” Click here to read the full article  Location: Peterborough, Wisbech, Northampton, Wellingborough Pay – £2,000 per Form F Assessment plus 45p mileage Hours: Variable Closing Date: 23/03/2025 Role: Self-Employed Form F Assessor
Locations: East Midlands including Peterborough, Wisbech, Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Oundle, Kettering, Market Harborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Newark, Mansfield As a self-employed worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. This is a hybrid working role and you will assess prospective foster carers using a combination of video calling and face-to-face visits. Key Duties for Form F Assessors include:
 Location: Homebased – Ideally in or around Cardiff with travel Salary: £22,253 pa (rising to £24,725 at 18 month service) + £450 pa Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 pa Out of Hours Allowance Hours : 21 Hours per week (potential to increase hours at a later date if funding available) Closing Date: 16/03/2025 This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT Cymru team.
As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT Cymru, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:
Click here for full job details  Locations: North Wales including Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, Wrexham, Rhyl, Llangollen, and Bangor Pay – £2,000 per Form F Assessment plus 45p mileage. Closing Date: 11/03/2025 We are recruiting sessional assessing social workers to undertake Form F assessments . This is a hybrid working role and you will assess prospective foster carers using a combination of video calling and face-to-face visits.
We are particularly looking for assessors in the following areas.
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