Recruitment and Engagement Officer

We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office. Hours: 37.5 hours per week working flexibly between Monday - Sunday (Flexible working requests will be considered) This role will involve some evening and weekend working. This would typically be between 5-8pm on an evening twice a week, and 3 hours on a weekend once a month. There may be occasions where it would be more hours on a weekend but this would be planned well in advance. Evening work and weekend work would mean this time would be taken back during the working week to allow flexibility for both the post holder and the agency.

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 and telephone manner
• 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

In return we offer an exceptional range of employee benefits including:

• 30 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays
• A blend of home and office working
• A wide range of flexible working arrangements to support a good work life balance
• Flexi time
• Staff loyalty bonus
• Employee assistance membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance cover
• Learning & development opportunities to support your continuous professional development

For an informal chat about the post please contact Louise Thwaites (Recruitment Manager) on .

Interviews will be held in our Hedley Court, North Shields office on Thursday 19 th March

Please note Team Fostering does not accept CV's. All posts require Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

To apply, please complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form (available below) and return to

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