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Carer Recruitment Officer

Job Title: Carer Recruitment Officer
Location: SG19, Sandy, Central Bedfordshire
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Salary: £14000/annum + £2,000 car allowance
Reference: 210912287
Contact Name: CV-Library
Job Published: October 02, 2019 17:39

Job Description

Carer Engagement Officer / Carer Recruitment Officer When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. Job Title: Carer Recruitment Officer Covering Cambridgeshire, Essex and Bedford. Contract Type: Permanent / Part-time (25 hours per week) Salary: £14,000 + £2,000 car allowance If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Carer Recruitment Officer to join our team. We want someone who places a focus on the positive outcomes of our children and young people. This is your chance to join a supportive and caring, high achieving team at the National Fostering Agency, part of the NFA Group. About the Group The NFA Group is the largest independent providers of high quality foster care and special needs education and care. With Acorn Care and Education a part of the NFA family we provide education and care across 20 schools and 19 residential care homes nationally. Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning. We are looking for a Carer Recruitment Officer to help grow our family of foster carers. You do not need experience of promoting fostering and recruiting foster carers but you do need a passion for helping the lives of children and young people. The focus of the role is to generate interest in fostering across the local community to help generate enquiries and will require coordination, engagement and recruitment of carers across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Bedford. You will act as an ambassador, helping to promote fostering at small, local events you have planned and organised and through the use of social media. You will be comfortable engaging with the public and existing foster carers, raising awareness of fostering within the community and developing the local Facebook and general Social Media presence. You will maintain contact with potential foster carers through the journey from enquiry to approval, supporting the screening, training and assessment process undertaken by your social work colleagues. You will work from home, managing the database of potential carers, and keeping colleagues and management updated with relevant information and weekly reports. Previous customer service, recruitment or marketing experience could help you succeed in the role; however, it is essential you can build rapport with members of the public and potential foster carers providing them with insight into the fostering task. You must be proficient in excel database management, social media and diary management, as well as demonstrating excellent spoken and written communication. There is comprehensive induction training and support for this role, and an expectation that you will come into the Lowestoft office at least once a week to build relationships with the team. Essential Criteria: * A passion for growing our foster carer community * Excellent verbal and written communication * Excel database and social media experience * Self-motivated homeworker * Full driving licence * Access to a car Why work for us? * Holidays starting at 25 days per annum * Extensive training suite * Career development across the Group * Professional support network * Pension * “Your Wellbeing Matters” * Employee Rewards Hub We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks. We are an Equal Opportunities employer

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