Fostering Support Worker - Gloucester

Five Rivers Child Care Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading social enterprise as a Fostering Support Worker in Gloucester. In this full-time role, you will actively support children and families, ensuring their voices are heard and assisting in their foster care placements. Benefits include a generous car allowance, annual leave, and ongoing training in a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave

Ongoing training and development

Car allowance of £4500

Enhanced company pension scheme

Employee Support Programmes

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the fostering sector or with children/young people preferred but not essential.
• No formal social work qualifications necessary.
• Valid Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate group work and activities with children and young people.
• Support families throughout the South West region.
• Engage in participation events to ensure quality outcomes for children.

Skills

Child focused

Excellent communication

Active listening

Good written and IT skills

Job description

Start a new career at Five Rivers Child Care, we are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team in Gloucester, part of the South West Service, you will be working with an experienced team and in a culture where children are valued, respected, and listened to and involved in as many decisions as possible.

A Fostering Support Worker is an exciting and important role involving a range of tasks working directly with children and young people, Foster Carers, and other professionals to ensure quality outcomes for children/young people.

You will be involved in participation events with our children, where you will be coordinating group work and activities in a skilled focused way as part of our agreed programme, supporting the hybrid working team in preparing the children and young people for their foster care placements and promoting the health and wellbeing of the children and young people.

You will support our families throughout the South West region (Bristol / North Somerset / Gloucester / Forest of Dean / Swindon / Oxford)

We are looking for someone is child focussed, ensuring they are at the forefront of all decisions. Someone who can work as part of a team and have excellent communication with children and adults. Additionally, experience of working in the fostering sector and/or with children/young people would be an advantage but not necessary. No formal social work qualifications are necessary, but an understanding of and empathy for the work required is necessary.

You will need to be able to drive for this role and have access to a car. Flexibility is essential in this role, you will regularly be required to work outside of 9-5 hours.

About Five Rivers

Five Rivers Child Care is a Social Enterprise who have been turning children’s lives around since 1989.
We’re committed to ensuring that foster carers are recruited, supported, developed, and rewarded for the crucial role they take on when they become part of the Five Rivers fostering family.

Hours
This is a Full Time Role of 37 hours per week

Why Five Rivers?
• 25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave allowance
• £4500 Car Allowance (on top of the annual salary)
• On-going training and learning through our Learning & Development Team
• We are committed to your development – we hold a Gold Investors in People Award
• Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Ongoing training and support from in house and external trainers
• Employee Support Programmes
• Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Long service and recognition scheme
• Opportunities to develop within this role

Requirements
• Good written and IT skills.
• Able to communicate with children, colleagues, and external customers.
• Able to actively listen to others.
• Valid Driving Licence
• Have the Right to Work in the UK
• Therapeutic direct work with children, young people and carers preferred but not essential as training given

For more information, please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] or by calling 01722 435750 option 2

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.