Fostering Marketing & Recruitment Officer - 9 Months Fixed Term Contract

Your new company
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend. Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference. Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.
Your new role
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time fostering experienced Marketing & Recruitment Officer within a-month fixed term capacity.Within this post, you will be key in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the marketing and recruitment strategy for Fostering. Producing and distributing promotional material, developing relationships with the press, media, community groups and organising recruitment events. You will be the first point of contact to all prospective foster carers, as well as organising pre-approval training for prospective foster carers.There will be the need to provide accurate information and advice about the different fostering schemes operating in Southend. This will involve dealing effectively with visitors and telephone callers to the service. As well as this, you will be required to collect information and complete initial enquiry forms as appropriate and subsequently sending out up-to-date recruitment information packs.
Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, a flexible approach is needed as you will be required to be on site and to travel around the city.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position, you must have a minimum of 3 years experience of working within a similar environment and have an awareness of fostering issues, the needs of children and their carers.You must be proficient in promoting on social media and other technologies with a keen knowledge of promoting and marketing.You need to have the ability to communicate effectively, work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines. To be successful in this position, you must have a minimum of 3 years experience of working within a similar environment and have an awareness of fostering issues, the needs of children and their carers. You must be proficient in promoting on social media and other technologies with a keen knowledge of promoting and marketing.
You need to have the ability to communicate effectively, work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
What you'll get in return
Pension:
Southend-on-Sea City Council provide membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for employees aged under 75. The LGPS is a generous scheme and provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.
Leave Entitlements:We offer our employees a generous leave entitlement from 25 days up to 32 days based on length of service (Continuous service). Southend-on-Sea City Council also offer a range of flexible working and family-friendly leave.Leave Entitlements:
We offer our employees a generous leave entitlement from 25 days up to 32 days based on length of service (Continuous service). Southend-on-Sea City Council also offer a range of flexible working and family-friendly leave.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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