FtSE Member Recruitment News: Current Opportunities with PACT.

Please apply for employment roles using the PACT application form after downloading the relevant job description and person specification. Please be aware that the application forms part of the selection process. If you have further queries please email [email protected] or call 0118 938 7600.


PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

 
Current opportunities:

Senior Social Worker -Assessment & Placement Team

Maternity cover, beginning the end of July 2014

Pro rate salary in the range: £25,456 - £31,112 pa  

Based: Reading

Part-time, 30 hours per week

Would you like to work for one of the leading adoption and fostering charities in the UK?  We place children with secure and loving families through our adoption service, recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in all assessed areas.  We also offer long term fostering and our pioneering Dual Approval service.  We support families for life through our award-winning therapeutic services, FACTS.

Last year we recruited over 100 families and that number will be even higher this year. Due to our exceptional progress we are creating a two stage service to ensure that the excellent experience current applicants receive is sustained as we continue to expand in 2014 and beyond. 

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our Stage 2 Assessment and Placement team.

If you are a skilled and HCPC registered social worker with a minimum of three years post-qualification experience with a background in adoption and/or fostering we would love to hear from you.  

Click here for the job description and person specification

Closing date:  noon, 1st July 2014

Interview date: 10th July  2014

No agencies please


PACT Fostering Mentors 

There is a shortage of foster carers for sibling groups, and PACT is running a campaign to find more families to train as foster carers and keep brothers and sisters together. Current foster carers have told us that those interested in fostering like to hear from someone who knows what it is really like to foster - that’s where the Fostering Mentors come in.

What is involved in the role of fostering mentor?

• Building links and giving talks about fostering within your local community
• Promoting PACT’s choose fostering service to recruit new foster carers
• Engaging with social media to share information and comments about fostering on sites such as Facebook and Twitter as well as other online forums

 What type of community work is involved?

Working within your local community is easier than you think, you may already be a member of your local church, attend a sports club, have contacts with local businesses or regularly attend the local school - all you need to do is ask if you could set up a time to talk about fostering, take along some leaflets and just chat about your fostering experiences. Fostering Mentors will be asked to do two talks per month.

Fostering Mentors will also contribute to online forums, for instance does your local parish church have an online forum that you could contribute to?  We will provide training in generating awareness through social media and suggest forums and blogs that you can use.

Who can be a Fostering Mentor?

Any current, or previously approved, foster carer who can commit to regularly attending community groups and building relationships within the local community can apply for the role.

Fostering Mentors will be expected to work a minimum of 4 hours per week. There are no set hours and you can work at times to fit round all your other commitments. As this is a new role it will initially be for a 6 month period in order to monitor outcomes. 

Will I get paid?

Yes you will get paid an hourly rate and you will get paid expenses for mileage.  Pay will be at the rate of £10.70 per hour.

 How do I find out more and apply for the role?

 Click here for the job description and person specification

For more information call Francesca Fogell, 01189 387604.  You can apply by completing our application form and returning this to [email protected]

Closing date:  11th July 2014

Interviews:      TBC

Source:
http://www.pactcharity.org/jobs

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