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Job Title: Salesforce Developer
Location: Home Based with occasional travel required
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 dependent on experience
About the Group
It's official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work for 2025!
88% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK-based company.
With over 20 years' experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK, with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either 'Outstanding' or 'Good', something we are incredibly proud of.
We also offer a 4-day working week – meaning you'll work 80% of the hours for 100% of the pay. This is available following the successful completion of your six-month probationary period and is a performance-based benefit.
About the Role
We're looking for a talented Salesforce Developer to take ownership of our Salesforce platform, playing a key role in shaping how it supports our organisation now and into the future.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on development with platform ownership, helping to design, build and optimise Salesforce solutions that improve efficiency, automate business processes and enhance the experience of colleagues, foster carers and applicants alike.
Working closely with stakeholders across recruitment, marketing, assessments and carer loyalty teams, you'll develop scalable solutions that support critical business functions, improve user journeys and drive continuous improvement across the organisation. You'll also lead on platform governance, integrations and best practice, ensuring Salesforce remains secure, reliable and aligned with our strategic priorities.
Whether you're developing custom functionality, implementing automation or enhancing reporting and integrations, your expertise will have a direct impact on the way we recruit, support and retain foster carers across the UK.
Please find a full list of responsibilities on the job description attached.
Who We Are Looking For
We're looking for an experienced Salesforce Developer with a strong technical background and a passion for creating innovative, scalable solutions.
You'll have proven experience developing and configuring Salesforce, with expertise across Apex, Lightning Components, Flows, automation and platform customisation. You'll be confident managing integrations, maintaining data quality and translating business requirements into practical technical solutions.
You'll be highly organised, proactive and able to build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience supporting business transformation, continuous improvement and platform governance would be highly advantageous.
If you're someone who enjoys taking ownership, solving complex challenges and making a real difference through technology, we'd love to hear from you.
Please find a full list of criteria on the person specification attached.
But what else is in it for you?
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll receive an exceptional reward package including:
* 27 days' annual leave, increasing with service up to 32 days, plus bank holidays and a buy/sell holiday scheme
* Bonus schemes
* Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
* Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Life Assurance
Our market-leading Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, also allows you to tailor your benefits package with options including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
* Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
* Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
* Technology benefit
And that's not all. We place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day knowing your work is making a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate safeguarding checks.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer
Salary description
£60000.00 - £65000.00 per year