Fostering Recruitment Officer HCC608602

Salary Range: £23,703 - £26,401 pro rata, per annum (actual salary £11,851 - £13,200 per annum)
Work Location: Glen Lodge, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HD - Hybrid working with some ability to work remotely.
Hours per week: 18.5
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months
Closing Date: 15 May 2023
Interviews: week of 22 May 2023

Join our growing Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team and help us find families to meet the needs of the children in our care.


You will be joining at a time where there is significant financial investment to expand the team, to support us in our vision of Fostering Hampshire Children becoming the first choice for those who want to Foster. Together, we will inspire people to take the step to foster for Hampshire and help us achieve our aims to grow our community of foster carers to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children and respond to an increased demand for foster homes. Fostering Hampshire Children aims to provide safe and secure homes to all Hampshire children including unaccompanied asylum seeking children. This fixed term to position has been funded to support Hampshire in this mission.


Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment, flexible working opportunities, an excellent work/life balance, a strong emphasis on training and development, professional challenge, and variety.

In this role, you will work within the Fostering Recruitment and Assessment Team supporting the Fostering Recruitment Stream to recruit quality foster carers. You will be one of the first people that prospective foster carers speak to when contacting Fostering Hampshire Children.

This is a unique role where you will undertake telephone calls and visits to prospective foster carers, supporting them through the first stage of their application. Another exciting aspect of the role is leading information and recruitment events to educate others about the fostering role, the needs of the children we care for.

You will be a confident communicator and have strong interpersonal skills. You will have ability to engage with diverse audiences, empowering, inspiring and engaging people in our vision for Fostering Hampshire Children, and the difference they can make to the children of Hampshire. You will also be highly organised, computer literate and have the ability to manage competing and time-critical deadlines. Have the ability with to work some evenings and weekends, with time off in lieu provided. Direct experience of Fostering, customer services or recruitment are also highly desirable skills.

You will have the opportunity to gain extensive experience from this role, gaining skills and experience of transformational work, marketing and fostering, and make a significant difference to the lives of people who become foster carers and, most importantly, to the children that they go on to care for.

Please note you may be required to visit other locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and therefore need to have the ability to travel, as necessary.

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Fostering Recruitment Officer Job Description and Person Specification

This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, and as per safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Kayleigh Abbott, Kayleigh.Abbott2@hants.gov.uk, Rebecca Blunn, rebecca.blunn@hants.gov.uk; 01489 587052