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Foster Carers for Children Leaving Residential Care | Fostering Service | Countywide

Lancashire County Council
Full-time
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Lancashire, United Kingdom
Description

Foster carers for children leaving residential care

Self employed

Up to £59,000 per child per year

Full time Hours

 

We need experienced and resilient people to help young people who have chosen to transition from living in residential care to a fostering family home, also known as 'step down' fostering.

Children who need this type of foster care are usually older, aged 11+ and have unique strengths and diverse needs that require enhanced care and understanding, which may involve extra supervision and support.

What we're looking for

We need people who are skilled at supporting children and young people from complicated backgrounds and with enhanced needs, gained either through their career, previous fostering experience or personal life. Relevant careers include:

  • Experienced foster carers 
  • Working with young people or adults with complex needs e.g. mental health, residential staff, youth workers, carers.
  • Blue light workers e.g. NHS, prison officers, police, probation services, armed forces.

What we need from you

Carers must be willing to undertake extra training and at least one carer in the household must be fully available for the child with no other working commitments. This makes the role ideal for those looking for a career change, retired or willing to take early retirement. If you are single, we would expect you to commit full time and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of relationship status, age, race, sexuality, religion, home ownership. You need to be able to provide a spare room for the sole use of a child. 

Benefits and support

In recognition of step down care meeting a higher/more complex level of need, we offer an enhanced annual allowance of up to £59,000 for our foster carers who can provide this type care, which we hope will attract people with relevant experience to make a career change.
 

You would have access to all the benefits of being a Lancashire County Council carer, including our foster carer mentoring academy and recommend a friend bonus scheme. 

For more information see https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fostering/types-of-fostering/step-down-fostering/

You can also email or call our dedicated foster carer recruitment team Foster with Us on hello@fosterwithus.org.uk  / 0300 123 6740 and please mention that you are interested in providing step down foster care

 

Please note this advert is purely for information only please do not apply to this vacancy on this website, follow the link above.