Fostering Recruitment Officer

Fostering Recruitment Officer Overview

Company Name	Carmarthenshire County Council
Job Role	Fostering Recruitment Officer
Qualifications	Not specified
Category	H
Job Type	Full Time
Location	Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom

Fostering Recruitment Officer

About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 4026

Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council

Number of vacancies: 1

Contract type: Temporary/Secondment – Full Time

Contract end date: 1 October 2027

Location: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

Grade: Grade F

Salary: £29,542 – £33,673

If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata’d accordingly

Hourly Rate: £15.31 – £17.45

Contract Hours 37

Come and join our team

Foster Wales Recruitment & Retention Officer – maternity cover up until 1st October 2027

You could help us increase the number of foster carers for children in your local area.

A role you can be passionate about. You can make a difference for children who need somewhere safe, local, welcoming – somewhere to call home. Finding more local foster carers can give children a family home environment rather than residential care, stay local rather than moving far away from everything that’s familiar.

As a Fostering Recruitment & Retention Officer you can play your part in improving the lives of so many.

Local people interested in becoming a foster carer want to talk to someone who can answer their questions and understand their way of life. Using your knowledge of children and the local area, you can reassure. Sharing real stories of children in care (especially if you’ve already worked within social services, been a foster carer, care experienced or been part of a fostering family) you can explain things concisely in an easy-to-understand way, without jargon.

Your role will also be vital in ensuring the we support our existing foster carers, who are critical for the stability of our children looked after. To do this you will be supporting foster carers to get together, attend learning and development opportunities and to help facilitate these opportunities. You will be active in organising our seasonal events that bring together our fostering community.

For an informal discussion please contact Lucy Harris, [email protected]

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DBS level: An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk

Welsh language level – verbal: Level 3 – You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date: 25/11/2026, 23:55

The Rewards

We’re proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers.

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Anonymous Recruitment
We adopt an ‘anonymous recruitment’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Right to work eligibility: Every employer in the UK must carry out a Right to Work check before a new employee starts work. This is a legal requirement under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and applies to every worker, regardless of nationality.

All applicants will be asked about their nationality and whether they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to confirm whether you are eligible to apply for the vacancy and to work for the Council or its partner organisations.

Carmarthenshire County Council holds a valid sponsorship licence. However, applicants who require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route must meet all eligibility criteria set out by the UK Government under the points-based immigration system. Before submitting an application, you should check whether the role meets the eligibility criteria in the UK Government guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview – GOV.UK. Please note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or any offer of employment may be retracted.

How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: [email protected] or contact 01267 234567 and ask for ‘Recruitment’ to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

Please see the ‘How we Recruit’ guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.

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