Salary: £22,138 - £37,790 (pro rata) Dependent upon experience
Actual Salary: £13,836 - £23,618 Dependent upon experience
Hours: 22.5 hours per week ( core hours of 9.30a.m – 13.30pm Monday to Friday)
Location: Unit 22, 40 Montgomery Road, Belfast, BT6 9HL but flexible with agreement from line management and in line with operational needs.
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we’ve been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for more than 40 years.
Are you passionate about fostering?
Would you like to make a difference to foster families?
We are looking for an Advice and Information Officer with excellent inter-personal skills, and demonstrable experience of providing practical and/or emotional support to others, to deliver a high-quality and professional advice and information service to the fostering community across Northern Ireland.
With a sound understanding of current legislation, policy and practice in Northern Ireland applying to children looked after, foster care and leaving care, you will use your excellent communication skills to provide appropriate, relevant and accurate information and advice verbally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences.
Closing date: Friday 18 November 09.00a.m
Interview date: Monday 5 December 2022
Interview location: Remote
To apply please go to our job vacancies website and email your completed application form to recruitment@fostering.net. CVs will not be accepted.
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.
The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.
