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Foster Carer
Oldham Council
Oldham / Tameside / Rochdale / Manchester
Permanent
Up to £78,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Full Time
Expires 31/03/2027
What is fostering?
Fostering is caring for someone else’s child in your home whilst they cannot live with their own family. Children and young people need fostering for all sorts of reasons and for different lengths of time.
Types of fostering
* Emergency Fostering – Providing a child with a place to go immediately, no matter what hour of the day or night.
* Long‑Term Fostering – Where a child or young person who cannot return home lives with the same foster carers until they reach adulthood and are ready to live independently.
* Short‑Term Fostering – Looking after a child or young person for anything from a few days to a couple of years.
* Respite Fostering – Caring for a child or young person on a time‑limited basis. This can be overnight, a weekend, or a week or two at a time.
* Stepping Forward to Foster Care – Providing a foster home for a child or young person who is currently living in a residential home.
* Parent and Child Fostering – Providing a home for a child and their young parent.
Can I foster?
We welcome enquiries from everybody irrespective of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, marital or employment status or disability. All we ask is that you are:
* Over 21 years old
* Have room in your home
* Have the time and flexibility to be able to care for a child
What is important is you as an individual and the personal qualities you possess. We need people who are caring, patient and resilient. A sense of humour helps!
Children who need foster care
Children in foster care come from all walks of life and are of all ages, from babies through to teenagers. They are likely to have experienced difficult and sad times in their lives.
Support available
Fostering is one of the most rewarding things that you can do, but we know it can be hard at times, so we offer lots of support so that you are never on your own.
* Competitive payments and allowances.
* One‑to‑one support with your own supervising social worker.
* First‑class training and a tailored support package.
* Regular newsletters, support group and lots of discounts.
* Free membership of The Fostering Network, FosterTalk and New Family Social.
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