Job Description

Job Title: Foster Carer Recruitment Officer

Location: Home-Based (with 1 day per week in our Lancashire office)

Salary: 27,300 per annum + 50 bonus per completed application

Target: Minimum 5 completed applications per month

About Us

At Thrive, we're committed to transforming the lives of children and young people by finding the very best foster carers across Lancashire and Greater Manchester. We're a passionate, people-first organisation - and now we're looking for someone equally driven to help us grow our community of exceptional foster families.

The Role

As our

Foster Carer Recruitment Officer

, you will be at the frontline of finding, inspiring, and supporting prospective foster carers from initial interest right through to the point of submitting a completed application form. After that, our dedicated social work team will take over the formal assessment process.

You'll need to be creative, strategic, personable, and motivated by making a difference. This isn't just a numbers game - it's about connecting with the right people who can offer safe, stable homes to children in care.

Key Responsibilities

Lead generation & prospecting:

Develop and implement creative methods to generate foster carer enquiries across Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Community outreach & engagement:

- Host and attend events, community days, school visits, place of worship talks, etc.
- Build partnerships with local businesses, GPs, faith leaders, community centres, etc.

Campaign creation & delivery:

- Design and run targeted recruitment campaigns online and offline
- Collaborate with marketing to ensure compelling, inclusive messaging
- Explore non-traditional routes such as car boot stalls, gym boards, supermarkets, and hairdressers

Social media outreach:

Use Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedIn, WhatsApp groups and community forums to build interest and drive leads

Follow-up & relationship building:

- Respond promptly to all enquiries
- Arrange and lead initial information calls
- Guide prospective carers through the early-stage process up to application

Data management:

- Log all contacts and communications in our CRM
- Provide weekly reports on performance and application pipeline

Continuous improvement:

- Test new ideas for recruitment - from fostering ambassador programmes to referral incentives
- Monitor what works and adapt quickly to improve conversion rates

Key Requirements

A natural people-person who thrives on building relationships and connecting with others Proven experience in sales, recruitment, community engagement or outreach Creative thinker with the ability to execute ideas with little hand-holding Excellent verbal and written communication skills Organised, self-motivated and target-driven Knowledge of Lancashire and Greater Manchester communities Comfortable using CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and social platforms

What We Offer

27,300 base salary 50 bonus for each completed fostering application received Realistic target of 5+ applications per month (uncapped bonus potential!) Flexible home-based working with 1 day a week in office Supportive team environment with ongoing training and development A chance to be part of something meaningful - every carer you recruit helps change a child's life

To Apply

If you're passionate about people, want to make a real difference, and love the thrill of connecting the right message to the right audience - we'd love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 26,000.00-27,300.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Blackburn BB1 5QR