Job Opportunity with TACT: Placement Fostering Social Worker

Location: Bristol

Salary: £31,764 per annum salary + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Rota Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 19/03/2024
Interview Date: 27/03/2024

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Location: Homebased in the South West area including North Somerset, Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire

A rare opportunity to work for an ‘OUTSTANDING’ team where trauma-informed practice is the foundation of everything we do. Brilliant training opportunities, clinical supervision, and support. “Members of the team who spoke to the inspector said that they felt valued in their role. They considered that they had access to opportunities that they had not experienced in previous employment. The agency provides exceptional resources for staff to ensure that their emotional well-being and a healthy work-life balance are promoted.” (OFSTED 2022)

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 fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

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 unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.  

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.  

This is a Placement / Duty Fostering Social Worker role with a focus on ensuring the best possible outcomes for children and young people who have experienced trauma due to adverse childhood experiences. The successful candidate will need to be confident in negotiating fostering fees, attending commissioning meetings, and adopting a therapeutic and trauma-informed approach when sharing monitoring information with local authorities.

Whilst being homebased, the Placement / Duty Fostering Social Worker  will visit and support foster families across the TACT South West area including North Somerset, Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire areas but will also travel within the wider region for team meetings, training and other in person events.
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Further details and application documents here.