Deputy Area Manager

Deputy Area Manager

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Deputy Area Manager

Homebased in Central or West Scotlandwith travel as necessary within the region

£45,651 per annum (increasing to £50,723 after 18 months) + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Rota Allowance + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance

35 hours | Mon–Fri | Permanent

Why Join TACT?

Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)

97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here

Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff

Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.

Flexible homeworking from day one

Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

Benefits

31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.

45p per mile business mileage

Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)

Family-friendly & flexible working policies

Volunteer days

Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits

Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan

HelpHand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)

Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days

Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments

Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Training & Career Development

Excellent learning & development programme

Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice

Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways

Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)

The Role

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities:

Practice responsibility for areas of TACT Scotland, including managing Social Work staff, Students, Placement team, Admin Team and Children’s Support Workers.

In conjunction with the Fostering Service Manager to ensure the recruitment, selection, supervision, performance reviews and PDP’s of supervisees (in conjunction with the Fostering Service Manager).

Undertake HR related matters as required in liaison with TACT’s People Department (in conjunction with the Fostering Service Manager).

Support the area management team in planning and managing appropriate social work, outreach, out of hours support and administrative arrangements.

Assist the Fostering Service Manager in the management and leadership of the team, using a trauma-informed therapeutic approach.

Supporting the co-ordination of out of hours rotas and a daily duty rota.

Prepare and contribute to regular team and management meetings and development of  the service including business and practice planning.

What You’ll Need

Relevant Social Work Qualification 

Scottish Social Services CouncilRegistration

Post qualifying experience which should include at least 2 years in familyplacement work or post qualifying experience in other childcare settingswhichmustincludestatutory

Experience in working with and on behalf of children, using a trauma-informed therapeutic approach

A good working knowledge of relevant child-care and fostering legislation 

A good working knowledge of child protection / safeguarding children procedures

Ability to assess and support families and match their skills with childrenneedingplacements.

Abilitytowriteclear reportsandmaintainclearcaserecords.

Enhanced PVG (processed by TACT)

Travel

Homebased role

Monthly face-to-face meetings in Scotland

Additional travel for training, team and carer events

Key Dates

Closing Date: Monday 19th July 2026 (midnight)

Interviews: Wednesday 29th July 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.