Advanced Practitioner, Fostering Service
MB4 (£45,091 - £51,356) This role is eligible for an Essential Car User allowance of up to £963 per annum.
37 Hours, Full time
Permanent
Hybrid - Stopford House and homeworking
Application Deadline: 9th February 2026 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 11th February 2026
Interview Date: 27th February 2026
Interview Type: Face to Face
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Your Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Stockport Fostering Service as an Advanced Practitioner.
The post will be within the Recruitment and Assessment Team and involves the recruitment, assessment and training of prospective mainstream foster carers.
Stockport’s Fostering Service seeks to deliver a highly professional service to foster carers, special guardianship families and children and young people. You will be joining a well-established successful service that welcomes creativity and innovation.
About You
You will need the ability and confidence to work in a fast-paced environment, a proven track record of prioritising workloads, be passionate about providing the best possible care for our local children and be committed to the future growth of the service.
About Us
You will have access to the best support, regular supervision and training and development opportunities are provided for all staff.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Ben Woolgar on 07356 363598 or ben.woolgar@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
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