Fostering Recruitment Administrator

Fostering Recruitment Administrator

Location: Remote/ Home based

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time 9am -5pm

Salary: up to £26,500 depending on experience

About the Role

Are you an organised, proactive administrator with a passion for delivering excellent customer service? Do you want to play a key role in helping vulnerable children find safe and loving homes?

We’re looking for a Foster Carer Recruitment Administrator to join our dedicated team at By the Bridge.

This is a fast-paced and rewarding role where you will support the recruitment of foster carers from their initial Visit right through to approval. You will be at the heart of the process—ensuring everything runs smoothly, efficiently, and to the highest standard.

You’ll work closely with Assessment Managers, helping to ensure a steady pipeline of high-quality foster carers ready to make a difference in children’s lives.

Key Responsibilities

Obtaining, initiating, and proactively managing all statutory checks, references, and required documentation within strict timescales.

Acting as a key liaison point with local authorities and external professionals via email and telephone to gather required information for fostering assessments.

Reviewing references and checks thoroughly, identifying and escalating any safeguarding concerns or discrepancies promptly to relevant managers.

Requesting further information or clarification where references or checks are incomplete, insufficient, or do not meet required standards.

Supporting applicants throughout their recruitment and assessment journey, ensuring a smooth and positive experience.

Working closely with Assessing Social Workers, Assessment Managers, and wider recruitment teams to ensure assessments progress efficiently.

Contributing to recruitment pipeline meetings, providing updates on the progress of checks, references, and assessments.

Managing and progressing a caseload autonomously, ensuring all tasks are prioritised effectively and deadlines are met.

Maintaining accurate, up-to-date records on internal systems (e.g. Charms) and tracking spreadsheets.

Completing required checklists, audits, and compliance documentation to ensure regulatory standards are met.

Preparing and collating all required documentation for fostering panel, ensuring panel packs are complete, accurate, and submitted on time.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding children is central to everything we do. The successful candidate will be required to follow safeguarding procedures at all times and complete mandatory safeguarding training as part of their induction.

Experience in administration work.

Experience in fostering, adoption, or children’s social care

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask

A proactive and positive approach to problem-solving

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

High standard of customer service and professionalism

Confident IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases.

Ability to handle confidential information sensitively

Why Join Us?

Make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families

Be part of a supportive, values-driven organisation

A role with autonomy, responsibility, and development opportunities