Member News: Team Fostering are recruiting a Non Executive Director

Closing Date Monday 16 October at 9am

​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 fourth Non-Executive Director, based within this geographical footprint, who has knowledge, experience and expertise as a current or ex-Foster Carer to bring into the Board of Team Fostering. Alongside a foster carer perspective, we wish to recruit someone with business ability and experience to bring to the Board.

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 days' work per year and a minimum of 1.5 days worked each month. Part of this monthly commitment is attendance at a monthly Board meeting in the North East. An annual retainer is paid of £3,143 and other responsibilities and pieces of work taken on at the direction of the Board are paid at an hourly rate of £56.86. The details of the role and responsibilities are set out in the job description and person specification.

The closing date for application for this role is on the Monday 16 October 2017 and interviews are scheduled for Friday 3 November 2017.

For further information, please ring Jane Butler, Chief Executive Officer, on 07769 908 129 or Walter Young, Non-Executive Director on 07508 055643.

An information pack can be downloaded below here
 
Please note Team Fostering does not accept CVs.

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.

Source:
http://www.teamfostering.co.uk

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