Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator

to join a leading Social Enterprise who has been "turning children’s lives around" since 1989.

The position of Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator will cover the organisation and its partner agencies nationwide and is home based with the facility for attendance to the nearest local office to your home.

Working for the organisation has many benefits arising from its commitment as a Social Enterprise to invest heavily in the services it provides to Foster Carers, children, and members of the staff team.

A significant benefit for the person appointed to the post of Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator is that they will have the opportunity to liaise daily with existing team members to offer connection, teamwork and opportunities to work alongside a local teamface to face.

**Responsibilities and Duties as the Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator**:

- Receive fostering enquiry interest
- Carry out initial telephone contact following web-based enquiries
- Input all enquiry details directly on to the in-house system
- Close down enquiry where no further action is required
- Pass on appropriate enquiry to relevant fostering service
- Problem-solve to avoid delays or the loss of potential enquirers
- Work alongside the communications team
- Provide management information about regional performance against recruitment standards and targets
- Attendance to meetings

**You will receive**:

- Formal induction and training in their paperless electronic recording and management system
- Bimonthly formal supervision provided by a manager
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Opportunities to enhance your development and learning
- Market related salary

**The Foster Carer Enquiry Co-ordinator will have essentially**:

- Previous experience of working in recruitment or sales marketing environment
- Good written, numerical, and verbal competency
- Excellent communication
- Ability to promote the organisation Fostering to fostering enquirers
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work flexibly including working out of office hours on a rota basis and weekends
- IT competency - Windows, Outlook, Excel proficient
- Experience of data collection and formatting
- Collaborative working
- Commercial awareness
- Have a valid driving licence
- The right to work in the UK

**Desirably**
- An understanding of the operation of an Independent Fostering provider
- Experience of working within a fostering environment

**Job Type: 37 Hours per week**

**Salary Range: £20,648.25 - £24,917.63**

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People, applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

The organisation is an Investor in People and Equal Opportunities employer.

**HOW TO APPLY**

JOB REF: AWDO-P9939

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