Foster Carer

Dispuut "In Vino Veritas"; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent fostering agency in Coventry seeks motivated Foster Carers to provide a nurturing environment for children in their homes. This role is vital in ensuring that children enjoy their childhoods, with diverse opportunities for training and support. Ideal candidates should be over 21, possess a spare bedroom, and demonstrate a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Competitive fostering allowances

Support from an experienced social worker

Comprehensive training package

Regular social events

National Trust or English Heritage membership

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people, either personally or professionally.
• Must have a spare bedroom and be over 21 years old.
• Ability to drive or access public transport is required.

Responsibilities

• Look after children in your home, fulfilling care plans.
• Transport children to school and manage their relationships with key staff.
• Promote children's activities and interests.

Skills

Experience with children

Commitment to training

Interpersonal skills

Education

No formal education required

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Coventry

We are an independent fostering agency with a registered office based at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. From this central location, we are able to co-ordinate local services for our foster carers across the region. We are actively seeking foster carers to join our team from across the West and East Midlands.

Foster Carer -Coventry

We are an independent fostering agency with a registered office based at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. From this central location, we are able to co-ordinate local services for our foster carers across the region. We are actively seeking foster carers to join our team from across the West and East Midlands.

Working together with foster carers, we are passionate about enhancing the lives of children and young people, ensuring they are supported to enjoy their childhoods and believe that every child should have a safe and nurturing place to grow and achieve. As a foster carer, you will look after children in your own home on either a short- or long-term basis, fulfilling care plans for children in conjunction with a wider team of professionals, transporting children to nursery or school and building relationships with teachers and key staff, supporting them to spend time with their birth family members and promoting their activities and interests.

Our foster carers come from different backgrounds and have different experiences knowledge and interests. Some experience of working with children and young people is required, whether on a personal or professional basis. Relevant professions include, teaching, nursing, support worker, and carer.

We are committed to finding individuals and families who reflect the diverse communities in which we live. Your sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion, culture, and ethnicity are not determining factors and will be explored further as part of the fostering assessment process.

We understand that becoming a fostering family is a life changing decision, and from experience we believe that the first step in this is choosing the right people to work with. Getting this right will mean that you and your family are supported through your journey. So If you want to make a difference to the lives of children, and you are looking to join a family friendly, embracing and professional agency, apply today.

Essential Criteria

• Have a spare bedroom
• You must be over 21 years old
• An ability to drive or access to good public transport links
• A commitment to training and professional development
  
  

Some Of The Benefits Of Joining Our Team.

• Competitive fostering allowances
• Your own experienced social worker who will support you with regular telephone calls, support visits and monthly supervision meetings.
• We are a small and experienced team of social workers, and you will get to know us all well. We offer support 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
• Comprehensive training package with a mixture of face to face and online teaching & learning.
• Regular social events with other foster carers and their families as well as children in placement.
• National Trust or English Heritage membership.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Individual and Family Services

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