Fostering Recruitment Officer

Job Title:

Fostering Recruitment Officer

Salary: £26,854 per annum pro rata (increasing to £29,838 pro rata in 18 months) + £450 per annum homeworking allowance

Hours &

Contract:

21 Hours per week – Permanent Contract

Location:

Homebased within Central Scotland, Fife and West area

As a not‑for‑profit organisation, TACT places the needs of children and carers first. We are a fully homeworking charity that values flexibility, wellbeing and a healthy work‑life balance. In 2024 we were ranked 5th in the UK Best Companies Work For survey, and 97% of our staff feel proud to work at TACT.

• Work collaboratively with the team to progress enquiry management
• Support community recruitment activity to create a consistent pipeline of carer applicants
• Facilitate a smooth application and assessment process for potential carers
• Undertake essential administrative tasks relating to record keeping, creation of data for analysis and evidence for measuring objectives
• Creatively contribute to innovation and improvement of strategies and local activities
• Maintain an understanding of regulations and requirements for provision of foster care services

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months service
• 45p per mile for business travel
• Flexible working arrangements (compressed hours, core‑hour flexibility, volunteer days policy)
• Family‑friendly policies
• Homeworking bundle including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set‑up
• Help Hand Employee Assistance Programme (CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis)
• An hour a week of live, expert‑led activities through the Annual Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Menopause policy and free Menopause Clinician appointments
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles

• Closing Date:
  Midnight on Monday 9th March 2026
• Interview Date:
  Thursday 19th March 2026 (via Microsoft Teams)

APVG clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Safeguarding is everyone's business and TACT believes that only people with the right skills and values should work in social work. All staff are expected to work in line with TACT's safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive; applicants are therefore advised to apply at their earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.