Foster Carer - Children's Care Assistant

Sanctuary Personnel; Flint; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A local fostering service in Flintshire is seeking Lleol Foster Carers to provide nurturing and therapeutic environments for children transitioning from high-support settings. Responsibilities include offering full-time care, participating in a supportive team, and engaging in training. The role offers an annual fee of £50,000, additional fostering allowances, and substantial training opportunities. This is a unique chance to make a difference in children's lives while working from home.

Benefits

Therapeutic training and qualifications

Access to discount cards

50% discount on Council Tax

Regular wellbeing events

Qualifications

• Professional or personal experience in caring for children and young people.
• Ability to create a therapeutic home environment.
• Full-time commitment required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide a nurturing, stable environment for children transitioning from high-support settings.
• Engage in meetings and training with a professional team.
• Support children in following care plans.

Skills

Experience in supporting children

Ability to provide a nurturing home

Resilience and reflective skills

Collaboration in a professional team

Job description

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 allowance. Plus additional payments for holidays, birthdays and Christmas.

You’ve built a career supporting others… But have you ever thought about doing it from your own home and truly changing a life forever?

We are looking for people with passion, patience, and experience to take the next step – not just into another job, but into a whole new way of making a difference.

This is fostering – but not as you know it. This is Lleol Fostering. Lleol means local in Welsh and with fostering – maintaining locality is hugely important.

There are children and young people in and around Flintshire who need 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.

We are looking for extraordinary people to join us as Lleol Foster Carers, including those who have worked as Children’s Care Assistants, providing hands‑on care and emotional support to children with a variety of needs. If you’ve helped children with personal care, created consistent routines, or worked closely with families and professionals to meet individual care plans, you could offer a child the one thing they need most – a nurturing, therapeutic home environment.

What makes Lleol Foster Carers different? This is a specialist fostering role – supporting young people who are leaving high‑support settings like residential care and helping them to transition to family life as smoothly as possible.

We take a therapeutic approach to professional parenting, giving you every opportunity to develop your skills through full training, exceptional support, and a team walking alongside you every step of the way.

What You’ll Receive as a Lleol Foster Carer:

• £50,000 annual fee recognising your dedicated time, skill and commitment
• Up to £258.79 weekly fostering allowance (over £13,453 annually)
• Additional allowances for birthdays, holidays and Christmas
• Access to a linked Lleol Support Foster Carer – for practical help and respite
• 50 % discount on your Council Tax payments
• Therapeutic training and 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 and recognition via the CareFriends App
• Regular wellbeing events and peer support groups

Could You Be a Lleol Foster Carer?

• Have professional or personal experience in supporting children and 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 your 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 depending on individual fostering experience)

This could be the career change you never knew you were ready for.

If You’ve Worked as a:

• Children’s Care Assistant
• Healthcare Support Worker (Children)
• SEN Support Worker
• Residential Childcare Worker

We feel that your practical support experience and compassionate care approach 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.