Job Role: Fostering Placements Officer

Reports To: Placements Team Leader

Location: Bristol / office-based role

Salary: £28,000

Swiis Foster Care are currently recruiting for the role of a Foster Care Placements Officer to join the central fostering placements team based in a well-appointed harbour side office in Bristol. This is an exciting and pivotal role working as part of a team in helping to source exceptional foster homes for those children who need to come into care.

The applicant must have excellent IT and organisational skills,  be a proactive thinker, be an outstanding communicator and enjoy working as part of a team.

Whilst this role does not require someone with previous experience it would be advantageous to have worked within a similar or associated setting.

The successful candidate will be required to work proactively and be professional with all stakeholders and be able to demonstrate an exceptional telephone manner. A comprehensive training programme will be provided for the successful candidate.

The post is permanent, full time (37.5 hours) and there is an attractive annual salary of up to £28,000 per annum plus private healthcare and company contributory pension. Standard working hours are 9:00am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

Benefits include:

• • Competitive annual salary of up to £28,000 pa
  • Up to 33 days annual leave per annum inclusive of bank holidays
  • Excellent BUPA Private Health Care
  • Superb city centre location in a modern office environment (just off Queens Square/harbour side)
  • Company Pension Scheme with options to increase contributions
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service
  • Life Assurance benefit of up to 3 times your annual salary paid to your beneficiaries

About Swiis

Swiis Foster Care is a national leading Independent Fostering Agency with consistently Outstanding Ofsted inspections due in part to the high-quality service provided to our foster carers and children and young people in our care. Swiis Foster Care is a family-owned independent fostering provider which has been operating for over twenty years.

Swiis Foster Care is a continuously expanding company and offers significant development opportunity for the right candidate.

Apply now

If you believe that you have the appropriate experience and ambition to work for one of the finest Independent Foster Care Agencies in the UK and have the desire to really improve outcomes for children and young people looked after, then please submit an up-to-date CV detailing a full employment history.

Swiis is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that our staff have excellent working conditions and genuine career opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake the appropriate checks which will include an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check.