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Participation Officer (Children & Families - Fostering) - Part Time 28 Hours per Week
FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES (THE FCA)
Participation Officer (Children & Families - Fostering) - Part Time 28 Hours per Week
Location: Hybrid covering our North West region. The successful candidate will be expected to regularly travel to the regional office based in Chorley.
Basic Salary: Up to £18,400 pro rata per annum (£23,000 FTE) Dependent Upon Experience
Benefits: Company Car or £2,000 car allowance (pro rata), 30 days' Annual Leave (rising to 35 with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & On-site Parking. All benefits pro-rata'd.
About Us
Set up by a former foster parent and former social worker in 1994, Foster Care Associates (FCA) is an established fostering agency which forms part of the Polaris Community - one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers.
Today, we're one of the country's largest and most experienced independent fostering agencies. But just because we're large doesn't mean we're impersonal. At FCA we're one big family, and we're committed to supporting every single child and foster parent, every single minute of the day.
Role Responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be required to travel across the region to events around in and around the North West.
* Arranging activities and workshops for our looked after and birth children
* Planning family events and days out
* Forge close and productive working relationships with colleagues, Foster Parents, external professionals and multi-agency networks
* Attendance at meetings with Professionals from Education, Health and Social Services sectors to support our Children and Young People's care plans
* Assessment, review and report writing, and maintaining clear records
* Be aware of, and take responsibility for staying up to date with professional practice standards, legislation and company policy including confidentiality, GDPR, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Provide support and guidance to our families and help promote the stability of foster placements
About You
* Have professional childcare experience, preferably with Fostering of Fostering sector experience or the ability to demonstrate significant Fostering knowledge and interest
* Ideally possess a relevant qualification or evidence of formal training in childcare, childhood studies, education, social work, youth work, community work and/or psychology
* Can demonstrate previous experience of building strong rapports with adults and children with an array of different needs and expectations
* Able to remain calm when under high levels of pressure, emotionally traumatic situations and when dealing with difficult or confrontational behaviour
* Intermediate IT skills to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and databases
* Have a full driving licence and unrestricted access to your own vehicle
* Be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check
We are a family of independent fostering agencies, all with our own individual areas of expertise, but with one shared vision. We want to give children across the country who have had a difficult start in life, the support they need to build themselves a stronger and happier future. For our Foster Parents, we provide a close network of support that becomes like a second family.
For an informal discussion about this exciting role, please contact Jane Hillary - Fostering Service Manager on 07967 381202.
No agencies please.
Foster Care Associates is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.
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