Fostering Recruitment Manager

Role: Fostering Recruitment Manager Salary: £44,756 (rising to £49,729 after 18 months) Additional Pay: £750 Homeworking Allowance £4,184 London Weighting (if eligible) Contract: Full-time, Permanent (35 hours/week) Location: Home-based with travel across East, North & West London, Essex, and Hertfordshire We're working with the UK’s largest dedicated fostering charity, we put children and carers first. As a non-profit, all their surplus is reinvested in the services they deliver—including pioneering initiatives and enhanced Education and Health services. They’re proud to be trauma-informed, values-driven, and consistently ranked among the Top 5 charities to work for in the UK. About the Role: We're looking for a passionate and relationship-focused Fostering Recruitment Manager to lead our recruitment efforts across key regions. This is more than a management job—it’s a chance to build connections that empower families and transform futures. Key Responsibilities: * Deliver and refine the local recruitment strategy * Lead outreach activities and recruitment events * Manage and progress enquiries, including suitability decisions and initial home visits * Coordinate and facilitate Skills to Foster training for prospective carers * Supervise recruitment staff and oversee assessment quality * Produce performance reports to drive best practice What You’ll Bring: * Social care/recruitment experience, ideally within fostering * Ability to lead, motivate, and manage others * Strong communication, planning and decision-making skills * A proactive, emotionally intelligent and values-led mindset * Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly Benefits: * 31 days paid leave 8 bank holidays * Pay progression after 18 months * Business travel reimbursement (45p/mile) * Flexible and family-friendly working from day one * Homeworking bundle: allowance, equipment, and setup loan * Access to (email address removed) wellbeing services (GPs, mental health, physio & more) * Weekly expert-led wellbeing sessions * Menopause policy and clinician access * Enhanced pension scheme (salary sacrifice) * Outstanding learning and career development Why join? * Ranked 5 UK Charity to Work For in 2024. * 97% of their team feel proud to work there. * 92% say they love their job. Ready to join a bold, compassionate organisation committed to better futures for children and young people?

Location: Barking and Dagenham,London, GB

Posted Date: 7/16/2025