Job Opportunity with Team Fostering: Non Executive Director

​Team Fostering is a not for profit fostering Agency, with an annual turnover of £9m, based in the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. We have been successfully supporting children and young people living in foster care to achieve positive outcomes since 2001.

We are looking for a third Non-Executive Director, based within this geographical footprint, who has an extensive background in business management in a commercial environment with demonstrable recent success in developing a business with a multi-million pound turnover and proven skills in delivering excellence in customer satisfaction.

This person must also be able to work within our values and behaviours framework, demonstrating an understanding of our Not for Profit status and subscribe to our principles of working as an ethical agency.

This successful candidate will also provide a creative contribution to the Board via objective criticism and independent judgement on issues of strategy, performance and resourcing of the Agency, including involvement in key appointments and standards of conduct. The post holder will be independent of any of the company’s interested parties and bring a degree of objectivity and impartiality to the Board’s deliberations and play a valuable role monitoring executive management.

This is a part time role requiring, as a minimum, 30 day’s work per year and a minimum of 1.5 days worked each month equating to £15,243.75 per annum.   Part of this monthly commitment is attendance at a monthly Board meeting which will be held in either our North Shields, Middlesbrough, Sheffield or South Normanton, Derbyshire office. An annual retainer of £3,774.60 is also paid and other responsibilities and pieces of work taken on, at the direction of the Board, are paid at an hourly rate of £67.75. 

Please note Team Fostering does not accept CVs.

​The closing date for application for this role is 9.00 am on Monday 8 April 2024.

For further information, please contact Mark Alden, Board Chair & Non- Executive Director on 07483 262208.

All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure

Please note if you are shortlisted for interview we will contact you via the email you have provided.    Please ensure you check your emails regularly.

Full details and application documents here

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