Fostering Service Manager

£61,995 per annum + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworkring Allowance

35 hours | Mon–Fri | Permanent

• Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
• 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
• Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
• Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.
• 45p per mile business mileage
• Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
• Family-friendly & flexible working policies

• Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
• Help@Hand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
• Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
• Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
• Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
• Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
• Involvement in innovative projects (e.g.
  TACT Connect, Health, Education
  )

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

• Operational responsibility for TACT Scotland
• To prepare and contribute to regular management meetings and development of the service including business planning for the area.
• To ensure all practice follows TACT’s child protection procedures and is able to manage complex child protection and safeguarding concerns within regulatory, policy and procedural guidelines.
• To ensure all children receive high levels of care in a safe and secure environment and that we expect the best possible outcomes for individual children.
• Achieving and managing a budget income and expenditure.
• To ensure high levels of foster carer retention and support across the Region,
• Take the lead on existing or future potential strategic partnerships with regional charitable partners.

• Dip SW/CSS/CQSW/Degree in Social Work
• Post qualifying experience in fieldwork, residential or family placement setting or substantial pre-qualifying experience.
• A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development.
• Experience of managing a diverse team.
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Ability to work within an agency framework and use policies and procedures appropriately.
• Knowledge of Trauma informed and therapeutic methodologies, as well as diversity and inclusion.
• Enhanced PVG (processed by TACT)

• Homebased role
• Monthly face-to-face meetings in Scotland area
• Additional travel for training, team and carer events

• Interviews: Wednesday 17th June 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.

All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

Apply early – we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.