About Us
We’ve been supporting children and young people since. Along with our sister organisation Foster Care Associates, we are one of the UK’s largest and most respected fostering organisations. This enables us to offer exceptional resources, support and expertise to help improve the experiences and life chances of children and young people.
We have a dedicated focus on supporting foster children and foster carers in Scotland. Our primary aim is to give children and young people the opportunity to achieve their full potential and live fulfilling lives within their communities. Over the last years, we have cared for more than, children and young people.
Our expertise and commitment to fostering has been recognised by the Care Inspectorate for Scotland, who rate our work as ‘Very Good’, reflecting the hard work and dedication of everyone within our organisation.
Duties Will Include
1. Support foster carers and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care.
2. Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of foster carers, ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children and young people.
3. Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in FCAS policies and procedures.
4. Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster carers in line with FCAS Operational Standards.
5. Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify needs within the foster family (, activities, therapy or holidays), working with all members of the child’s network and contributing to relevant meetings and associated tasks.
6. Ensure each child and foster carer is fully compliant in respect of all key documentation.
7. Attend meetings and/or provide reports for commissioning teams to address individual packages of care.
8. Promote the participation of children and young people in the development of the agency and support them in accessing resources and opportunities within their local community.
9. Participate in an out-of-hours support service on a rota basis.
10. Participate in the day duty system on a rota basis supporting the referrals team.
You Must Have
11. A Social Work qualification
12. Valid Social Work registration or equivalent
13. Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing
14. A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures
15. The willingness and ability to travel extensively (including occasional nights away)
16. Confidence transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful or difficult situations
17. A full driving licence