Focus foster carers provide specialised support for young people with complex needs and challenging behaviours. An enhanced carer will need to be able to provide a nurturing and stable environment to help a child/young person stabilise and adapt post trauma. This involves meeting their physical, emotional, and social needs, supporting their education, and promoting their well‑being to help them thrive. You will receive comprehensive support from your own allocated social worker, with fortnightly contact and also access to a multi‑agency service including social workers, therapeutic social workers, support workers and virtual school. The support offered reflects our commitment for children to have the right to a family life despite their difficulties and includes:
* 24 hours, seven days a week support with a dedicated on‑call service.
* Fortnightly meetings with the Focus team and other Focus foster carers.
* Fortnightly face‑to‑face contact with your social worker.
* Full training and preparation programme.
* A generous weekly allowance.
* Access to a team of professionals to support you and the child in placement.
Salford fostering team provide our foster carers with excellent on‑going training, support and tax‑free financial package and benefits. We have a supportive network of foster carers to help support fellow carers. The team support family fun days during school holidays and host various afternoons and evenings on a regular basis to receive peer‑to‑peer support.
Responsibilities
* Creating a safe, secure, and nurturing home.
* Supporting a child’s daily routines, education, health, and emotional development.
* Promoting positive relationships, including contact with birth family (where appropriate).
* Working closely with professionals, attending meetings, and advocating for the child.
* Helping young people stabilise post‑trauma and build resilience for the future.
Benefits
* Fostering allowances.
* Full therapeutic training and preparation programme.
* 24/7 support including a dedicated on‑call service.
* Fortnightly face‑to‑face visits from your family placement worker.
* Regular peer support groups with other Focus carers.
* Access to our wider multi‑agency team (social workers, psychologists, teachers).
* Fostering Network Membership.
* Blue light card.
* Company shop membership.
* Access to networking and community events.
We are looking for a professional who can change a life, where you can really make a difference. Using your professional experience in a different way. If you’ve worked in residential care, education, SEN, social work, CAMHS, or counselling, youth worker or with children with disabilities, amongst others you already have many of the key transferable skills we are looking for:
Key Skills
* Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
* Behaviour management experience with children who display challenging behaviours.
* A trauma‑informed approach or an understanding of attachment difficulties.
* Experience supporting children with mental health, SEN or behavioural needs.
* Strong communication skills to work as part of a multi‑agency team.
* Relationship‑based practice that supports emotional regulation and trust‑building.
* Patience, empathy, and consistency in your care approach.
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