Fostering Support Worker

The Outcomes First Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Vista Flexible Benefits

Job summary

National Fostering Group is seeking a motivated Support Worker based in Belfast to join our team. You will work closely with Supervising Social Workers and Foster Carers to deliver the best outcomes for children in foster care, attending the office for meetings and engaging in community work.

You will support carers, undertake direct work with children, organise events, and travel as required. A full driving licence and own transport are required.

Qualifications

• IT literacy and competence with computers and basic software.
• Ability to drive and have own transport.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach with children and carers.

Responsibilities

• Support foster carers in caring for children and young people.
• Provide direct work with children and young people.
• Organise events for foster carers and children; attend meetings and community activities.

Skills

IT literate

Full driving licence

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Salary: £27,612 - £31,000 dependent on experience (+ £3,000 Car allowance)

About National Fostering Group

Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!

With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.

As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either‘Outstanding’or‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.

We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.

About the Role

Our office base is Kindercare, Belfast and we would require you to attend the office for meetings and workshops and you will also travel and be out in the community.

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious and creative Support Worker to work closely with our team of Supervising Social Workers and Foster Carers to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people in foster care.

Your role will include undertaking specific tasks in relation to supporting foster carers in their care of children, direct work with children and young people, organising events for foster carers and children on a regular basis, and a range of other tasks.

Who we are looking for

A key part of your role will be responding flexibly and quickly to support foster carers with the challenges of care experienced children and young people. We want someone who places a focus on the positive outcomes of our children and takes responsibility for helping improve the lives of our young people. You will also support children and young people participating in Duke of Edinburgh.

You will be able to work closely and cooperatively with colleagues, have good communication skills, a professional approach to working with children, young people and foster carers, openness to extending your knowledge and skills – and a genuine desire to fulfil the responsibilities of the support worker role.

You will also need to be IT literate, have a full driving licence and your own transport.

But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 27days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you. Just some of the things on offer:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options
• Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job ID: 320774

Quick Information

• Type:
  Permanent
• Location:
  Belfast
• Salary:
  £27,612 - £31,000 dependent on experience (+£3,000 car allowance)