Transitions Foster Carer - Early Years Professionals - Lancashire - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority fostering team is seeking a Specialist Foster Carer ideal for Early Years Professionals near Haslingden and Rossendale. This role involves providing a nurturing home for children transitioning from high-support settings. Candidates should have professional experience in early years development and possess a full UK driving license. Attractive annual support package of £50,000 plus allowances is offered including ongoing support and training.

Benefits

Weekly fostering allowance

Annual allowances for special occasions

Specialist therapeutic training

Qualifications

• Professional experience in early years care, education, or development.
• Ability to offer a full-time, supportive home environment.
• Holding a full UK driving licence.
• Open to therapeutic training and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Caring for children transitioning from high-support settings.
• Providing a full-time, nurturing home.
• Supporting children's emotional and social growth.

Skills

Early years care

Education

Emotional support

Routine management

Job description

Transitions Foster Carer – Early Years Professionals

Salary Annual Fee: £50,000 + up to £13,453.96 in Weekly Allowances

Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

Job Title: Specialist Foster Carer (Ideal for Early Years Professionals)
Location: Within 20 miles of Haslingden & Rossendale, Lancashire
Organisation: Foster Wales Flintshire
Salary: £50,000 annual support package + additional allowances (see below)
Contract Type: Full-time (Flexible, home-based)
Sector: Early Years / Child Development / Care / Wellbeing

Are you an Early Years Professional ready to create lasting impact?

You already help young children learn, grow, and feel secure during the most important stages of their lives. Now, you can use your experience to support a child who needs a stable, loving home to keep thriving.

Foster Wales Flintshire is looking for dedicated individuals near Haslingden and Rossendale to become foster carers for children who are already settled in their schools and communities—but who need the right home to stay on track.

If you’ve worked in nurseries, pre-schools, reception classrooms, or family support settings, your understanding of early development, emotional regulation, and routine makes you an ideal fit.

About the Role

This role involves caring for children and young people who are moving on from residential or high-support settings and beginning to thrive in school and the community.

You’ll offer them a full-time, nurturing home, becoming their primary carer. With full support and ongoing training, you’ll help them build on their progress, while creating a warm and stable family life.

We’re Looking For Individuals or Couples Who:

Have professional experience in early years care, education, or development

Can offer a full-time, supportive home environment

Have a spare bedroom

Hold a full UK driving licence

Are open to therapeutic training and reflective practice

Ideally don’t have children under 16 at home (though each application is reviewed individually)

What You’ll Receive

£50,000 annual support package

Weekly fostering allowance up to £258.79 (approx. £13,453 per year)

Additional annual allowances up to £1,035 (for birthdays, holidays and Christmas)

Support & Training:

A dedicated social worker from Foster Wales Flintshire

A linked foster carer for hands-on mentoring

Specialist therapeutic and trauma-informed training

Peer support groups and well-being activities

Added Benefits:

Blue Light Card for national discounts

Membership to The Fostering Network

Access to the Mockingbird support model (where available)

Rewards and recognition through the CareFriends app

Why Foster with Foster Wales Flintshire?

We’re a not-for-profit, local authority fostering team focused entirely on children—not profit. Every decision and every penny goes directly toward better outcomes for young people and those who care for them.

As an Early Years Professional, you already know how to support children through change, encourage emotional growth, and build strong routines. With our support, you can make a lifelong difference.

Apply Now

You’ve nurtured children through their earliest steps. Now, help a child take their next one.
If you live near Haslingden or Rossendale and want to explore becoming a foster carer, we’d love to hear from you.

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