Child & Parent Peer Network Coordinator

Job Title – Child & Parent Peer Network Coordinator

Location – Homebased with regular travel across North-East London

Salary – £37,829 Per Annum pro rata (increasing to £42,032 after 18 months pro rata) + £750 Per Annum Homeworking Allowance pro rata

Contract – Part-Time – 17.5 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
• Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
• Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)
• 31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.
• 55p per mile business mileage
• Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
• Family-friendly & flexible working policies

• Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
• Help@Hand EAP (free 24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
• Focussed annual wellbeing programme supporting frontline workers
• Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
• Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a safe, nurturing environment. At TACT, we believe that foster carers are at the heart of making that happen. We’re looking for a passionate and relationship-focused professional to help build stronger peer networks, increase foster carer confidence, and improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable children and families in our communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a pioneering Department for Education-funded project designed to strengthen child and parentfostering across North-East London and beyond. Working collaboratively with foster carers, local authorities and colleagues across services, you’ll help create meaningful peer support opportunities that empower carers, improve retention, and contribute to best practice across the sector.

This newly created post will play a vital role in developing integrated peer support opportunities for Child & Parent foster carers across TACT and partner local authorities within the North-East London Fostering Hub. You’ll help foster carers connect, learn from one another and build confidence in their crucial role supporting vulnerable children and families.

You’ll also contribute to evaluating the impact of this innovative approach, helping to inform future practice across London and potentially influence wider fostering developments nationally.

• Are passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Understand Child & Parent fostering and the unique strengths and challenges it presents.
• Enjoy building relationships and bringing people together around a shared purpose.
• Can work independently while collaborating effectively with partners across agencies.
• Feel confident delivering training, facilitating groups and supporting peer learning.
• Share our commitment to trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.

We welcome applications from professionals who have:

• A Level 6 qualification or degree in social work, education, health or a related discipline.
• Experience working within fostering, children’s services, family support or related frontline services.
• Knowledge of child protection, child development and relevant legislation and guidance.
• Experience supporting Child & Parent fostering arrangements.
• Strong communication, organisational and partnership-working skills.
• The ability to travel across North East London and occasionally further afield when required.

• Homebased role ideally North East London based.
  
  Local Authority Partnerships/ Carers are located in North East London and surrounding areas
• Monthly face-to-face meetings in North East London
• Additional travel for training, team wellbeing and carer events

• Closing Date:
  Sunday, 29th November 2026(midnight)
• Interviews:
  Monday, 7th December 2026 (Microsoft Teams)