Foster Carer - Art Therapist in Flint

Sanctuary Personnel; Flint; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local fostering agency in Flintshire seeks Lleol Foster Carers to provide a nurturing and therapeutic home for children. Successful candidates will receive an annual fee of £50,000, up to £13,453 in weekly allowances, therapeutic training, and support from linked carers. Experience in supporting children is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to change lives and provide stability and belonging to children in need.

Benefits

£50,000 Annual Fee

Weekly Allowances

Discount on Council Tax

Therapeutic Training

Membership to The Fostering Network

Wellbeing events & Peer Support groups

Qualifications

• Professional or personal experience supporting children & young people.
• Ability to provide a nurturing, therapeutic home environment.
• At least one spare bedroom dedicated to fostering.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Full-time commitment to the role.
• Ability to work as part of a professional team.

Responsibilities

• Offer a safe, therapeutic home for children in need.
• Work closely with a professional team and engage in training.
• Attend meetings and provide support to children.

Skills

Therapeutic support for children

Nurturing home environment

Empathy

Collaboration in a professional team

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

Become a Lleol (local) Foster Carer with Flintshire County Council

Annual Fee: £50,000 + up to £13,453.96 in Weekly Allowances. Plus, additional payments for holidays, birthdays & Christmas.

Lleol means local in Welsh and with fostering maintaining locality is hugely important. There are children and young people in and around the Flintshire area who need something more than just a traditional fostering placement. They need time, patience, expertise and above all someone who will believe in them and fight their corner.

This is fostering but not as you know it. This is Lleol Fostering.

We are looking for extraordinary people to join us as Lleol Foster Carers including those who have worked as Art Therapists, using creativity to help individuals process trauma, express themselves, and build emotional resilience.

If you ve worked therapeutically with children or young people, supported emotional wellbeing through creative interventions, or helped individuals navigate complex mental health needs, your insight and empathy could be life-changing by offering a child the one thing they need most a safe, therapeutic home.

What You’ll Receive as a Lleol Foster Carer

• £50,000 Annual Fee recognising your dedicated time, skill & commitment
• Up to £258.79 Weekly Fostering Allowance (over £13,453 annually)
• Additional Allowances for Birthdays, Holidays & Christmas
• Access to a linked Lleol Support Foster Carer for practical help and respite
• 50% discount on your Council Tax payments
• Therapeutic Training & Qualifications
• Membership to The Fostering Network
• Access to the Mockingbird Support Model
• Blue Light Card membership access to more than 15,000 discounts nationwide
• Reward & Recognition via the CareFriends App
• Regular Wellbeing events & Peer Support groups

Could You Be a Lleol Foster Carer?

• Have professional or personal experience in supporting children & young people
• Can provide a nurturing, therapeutic home environment
• Have at least one spare bedroom that can be dedicated to fostering
• Hold a full driving licence
• Are able to offer their full-time commitment to this role
• Can work as part of a professional team, attend meetings, and engage in training
• Are resilient, reflective, and ready to parent in a new and guided way
• Are open to registering as self-employed

Ideally, you won t have other children under 16 living in your home (though exceptions may apply dependent on individual fostering experience).

If you’ve worked as an

• Art Therapist
• Creative Arts Practitioner
• Play Therapist
• Child or Adolescent Mental Health Worker

then your ability to create emotional safety, build trust, and support healing through expression could make you an outstanding foster carer.

Interested in finding out more about becoming a Lleol Foster Carer in Flintshire?
This is a unique opportunity to do what you do best but in a role where you can give children what no setting ever can: family, belonging, and the stability of a loving home.