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Fostering Plus Carer

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Telford, Shropshire
Salary
Up to £31,200 per year
Closing date
31 Oct 2019

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Contract Type
Full time

Job Details

Fostering Plus Carer

Become a Fostering Plus carer and help change a young person’s life.

Could you use the skills gained in your professional career working with children and young people to become a Fostering Plus carer?  If you are over 21 years old, have a spare bedroom, can be available for a child on a full time basis and have significant personal or professional experience of managing children with complex needs then you could apply to be a Fostering Plus carer.

Fostering Plus is a unique opportunity for individuals or couples to provide long-term family based placements for young people aged 7 -18 years old who currently live in or are at risk of entering residential care.

To be a Fostering Plus Carer, we are looking for highly motivated individuals to see the potential in a child and encourage their positive engagement in the things that they are good at and enjoy.

This is a full-time role and ideally, this will be a solo placement.

You will need to have a high level of resilience, the ability to self-reflect and embrace change and uncertainty to be confident in adapting your parenting approach to support the individual child’s emotional and developmental needs.

Your professional experience could include a background in social work, children’s residential homes, youth work or similar professions where your role involved supporting young people who are vulnerable and who may have challenging emotional or behavioural issues.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of support around the young person, will be committed to attending regular meetings, and will be willing to take part in training and development as required.

In return, we offer you a rewarding career make a difference to a local child’s life, working from home as part of a professional team.  Fostering Plus care is challenging and we pay our foster carers a weekly fee of £600 plus allowances and expenses to enable them to care for our children and young people full-time.  In addition, you will have the opportunity to have time by yourself with built in short breaks for your young person.

We offer specialist, focussed training and support to carers with access to our in house clinical consultant.  All placements are carefully matched and will receive a high level of operational and management oversight.

For further information visit: www.telfordfostering.co.uk

If you are interested in becoming a Fostering Plus Carer or would like further information please complete our online enquiry form https://webforms.telford.gov.uk/form/129  or call 01952 387387.

Please do not apply through WM Jobs

Company

Why work for Telford & Wrekin Council?

As a co-operative council, the work environment is innovative, creative and entrepreneurial.

You will be joining an organisation that works hard on a personal and professional level, and most importantly, an administration that serves local communities to the highest possible standards. And, as a council employee, you are entitled to a range of excellent terms and conditions like flexible working hours, a modern working environment and, career progress.

What’s in it for you?

  • Good work/life balance. Work from home. Annual pay increments. Training courses and workshops. Annual Personal Professional Development (APPD) Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Discount on products and services, such as theme parks and discounted travel. Free parking for employees.
Company info
Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Addenbrooke House
Ironmasters Way
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4NT
GB

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