Job Opportunity with Team Fostering: Recruitment and Engagement Officer (North Shields)

Location: North Shields - Hybrid
Salary Banding: £26,368.97 to £29,964.75 per annum depending on experience
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing Date: 2 March 2024

---

Full time: 37.5 hours per week (working flexibly between Monday - Sunday)

This role will involve some weekend working. This would typically be 3 hours one weekend a month, a responsibility which will be shared with colleagues on the team on a rota basis. There may be rare occasions where this would mean working more hours on a weekend but this would be planned well in advance. Weekend working would involve taking this time back during the working week to allow flexibility for both the post holder and the agency. 

Salary Banding: £26,368.97 to £29,964.75 per annum depending on experience

Please note: we do not operate a performance related reward system or automatic incremental payments. 

We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office.

Team Fostering is an ethical not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and track record for providing high quality, value for money fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these values in their everyday work.

As part of our continued growth as an agency and the on-going development of our services, we are expanding our Recruitment Team and would welcome applications from skilled professionals to support the agency in recruiting skilled and suitable foster carers by dealing with initial enquiries, liaising with potential foster carers, attending community based recruitment events, working closely with marketing colleagues, and engaging with current foster carers.

The successful applicant will have: 

• Experience of a public facing engagement, recruitment or sales and marketing role
• Exceptional customer service and relationship management skills
• A confident and professional telephone manner
• Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of people and differing communities
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to write clear, concise reports and maintain written records
• Experience in the use of MS Office and database systems
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines
• A can do attitude and a willingness to learn
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required

Further details and application documents here