Foster4 Therapeutic Practitioner - 2 Positions - Fixed Term 12 months

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday (pro-rata)

Attractive benefits package

Health & Wellbeing Programme

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is offering two fixed-term posts for twelve months within Foster4, a joint project supporting foster carers across Cheshire and Merseyside. You will guide and train carers using a trauma-informed approach to help children affected by trauma.

Responsibilities include delivering training, providing direct support, and working across local authorities to improve outcomes for children and young people. Experience with therapeutic models in social care is essential.

Qualifications

• Practical experience applying therapeutic models within a social care setting.
• Deep understanding of developmental trauma and attachment.
• Excellent communication with foster families and service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support, guidance and training to foster carers caring for children who have experienced trauma.
• Use a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach.
• Help foster carers create safe, supportive environments that respond to trauma's effects on development, behaviour and emotions.
• Deliver impactful training to foster carers.
• Work collaboratively across multiple local authorities to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Developmental trauma knowledge

Communication skills

Training delivery

Collaborative across authorities

Job description

Two fixed-term posts for twelve months with Warrington Borough Council, part of Foster4, a joint project recruiting and supporting foster carers for nine Cheshire and Merseyside councils. The work centres on guiding and training foster carers who look after children affected by trauma, using a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach. Candidates need a firm grasp of developmental trauma and attachment, plus hands-on experience of therapeutic models in social care, and the role spans several local authorities. Right-to-work evidence is needed before starting; sponsorship is not offered.

What the job involves

• Provide direct support, guidance and training to foster carers caring for children who have experienced trauma
• Use a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach
• Help foster carers create safe, supportive environments that respond to the effects of trauma on a child's development, behaviour and emotional needs
• Deliver impactful training to foster carers
• Work collaboratively across multiple local authorities to improve outcomes for children and young people

What’s required

Experience

• Practical experience applying therapeutic models within a social care setting

Skills & knowledge

• Deep understanding of developmental trauma and attachment
• Excellent communication with foster families
• Ability to deliver impactful training
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple local authorities
• Ability to converse at ease with customers and give advice in accurate spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• DBS clearance
• Right to work in the UK, evidenced before employment starts

What’s offered

• 26 days annual holiday, rising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
• Competitive salary
• Attractive benefits package
• Health & Wellbeing Programme