Regional Fostering Hub Communications and

3 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom Norfolk County Council Full time

**Regional Fostering Hub Communications and Engagement Lead**

**12 months fixed-term contract (or Secondment opportunity) | 37 hours per week | £41,173 to £45,442 per annum (Scale K) | County Hall (travel will be required within the Eastern Region and you will be required to work occasional evenings and weekends with time back in lieu)**

2024 is a very exciting year for the Eastern region with the launch of our new Regional Fostering Hub, led by Norfolk County Council. Our aim is to create a regional centre point to enable a more streamlined approach to fostering recruitment, working together to increase the number and diversity of foster carers to meet the needs of all children. We have ambitious plans to increase the number of Foster Carers to transform the lives and outcomes of children in care across the region.

**The key features of the Hub are**:

- To boost the number of quality enquiries and build evidence of effective marketing strategies.
- Establish a pan-local authority approach to fostering recruitment.
- Provide a central 'landing page' for the communications campaign, ensuring a good user journey through the system.
- There will also be a regional focus to the communications, building on what works in foster care recruitment. Adverts will direct prospective foster carers to the recruitment support hub.

**The role**:
Working closely with the East Fostering Region, Communications, and wider business, you will lead, develop and implement a strategy to increase our engagement with and uptake of new foster carers across the Region, acting as the face of the business with regards to foster care and responsible for targeting, sourcing, educating, securing and retaining new and existing foster carers.

**We are looking for someone who has**:

- Excellent interpersonal skills who can engage, develop and manage positive and collaborative relationships with many partners and stakeholders with different perspectives and interests.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and delivering effective recruitment marketing strategies.
- Extensive recruitment, marketing experience ideally in fostering or another relevant shortage area.
- A degree in a related field.

**These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council**:

- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:

- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

job description and person specification

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

**Closing Date: 11 February 2024



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