Step-Forward Foster Carer – Change a Young Life

Sanctuary Personnel; Congleton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specialist training

Blue Light Card & FosterTalk access

Wraparound support and respite

Job summary

Cheshire East Council invites applications for a Step-Forward Foster Carer. This full-time role involves welcoming a child or sibling group into your home, providing stability and care within a family setting and working alongside social workers and therapists.

You will be supported with specialist training, regular supervision, and access to peer networks, with a remuneration of £1,000 per week per child plus additional payments for allowances and celebrations.

Qualifications

• Be aged 21 or over (no upper age limit).
• Have the legal Right to Work in the United Kingdom.
• Able to provide full-time care for a child or children in their home (at least one carer must be present on a full-time basis if applying as a couple).
• Have a spare bedroom or bedrooms that can be dedicated to fostering.
• Ideally have experience supporting children, young people, or adults, particularly those with complex needs or challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Full-time care for a child or sibling group moving from residential care.
• Providing stability, routine, and reassurance within a nurturing home.
• Supporting the child’s emotional, behavioural, and social development.
• Working closely with social workers, therapists and other professionals.
• Keeping clear records and providing therapeutic, relationship-based care.
• Helping children maintain family relationships through Family Time.

Skills

Right to Work in the United Kingdom

Full-time care experience

Experience with trauma/complex needs

Job description

Cheshire East Council invites applications for a Step-Forward Foster Carer. This full-time role involves welcoming a child or sibling group into your home, providing stability and care within a family setting and working alongside social workers and therapists.

You will be supported with specialist training, regular supervision, and access to peer networks, with a remuneration of £1,000 per week per child plus additional payments for allowances and celebrations.