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Salary Directorate: People Services
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Fixed Term from 1st March 2024 for 1 year
Location: The Council House
Are you looking for a job as a Fostering Recruitment Officer? Would you like to help recruit more foster carers for local authorities who urgently need more carers? Can you provide our potential foster carers across the region with a welcoming and friendly response to their enquiries? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for 3 highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our new and exciting Fostering Recruitment hub for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire due to open April 2024, as a Fostering Recruitment Officer. You will be part of this brand new project and team, and will find that no 2 days are alike. One day you might be supporting enquiries from people who want to know more about fostering on the phone and the next day you might be out meeting potential foster carers in the community. You will be responsible for recruiting and supporting potential foster carers from their very first steps in their fostering journey in providing safe and nurturing homes for children and young people in need.
As a Fostering Recruitment Officer, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people. You will work closely with social workers, marketing officers, foster carers, and other professionals to ensure that we are finding the best foster carers for our children and young people in the care of the local authorities.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be highly organized and have a knowledge of the local area. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team, and be willing to go the extra mile to ensure that potential foster carers feel supported.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people, and have the skills and experience we are looking for, working for Derby City Council we would love to hear from you. Please apply today and join our team of dedicated professionals!
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Monday 22nd January 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: at the Council House on Tuesday 6th February
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk
https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
