Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child's Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer - Peterborough
Location: Peterborough
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, a young person in Peterborough is living in residential care and needs someone who can help them take the next step into a stable, nurturing home where they can heal and thrive.
This is part of a specialist therapeutic fostering programme managed by Bedford Borough, supporting children and young people in the cohort who need a safe family environment.
If you have experience supporting children and families or vulnerable adults through challenges, safeguarding concerns, or complex situations—you already have the skills to change a child's future.
This role is not about simply providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, empathy, and the belief that life can get better.
Requirements
* Be 21 years of age or over
* Have a spare, dedicated bedroom in your home
* Have experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults (professionally or personally)
* Be a British citizen or hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK
Important - Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
* EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status
* Graduate visas
* Skilled Worker visas
* Student visas
* Health & Care Worker visas
* Spouse Visa
* Any other temporary or time-limited visa
Fostering requires permanent residency status in the UK.
Key Responsibilities
As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.
This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma‑informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust and independence.
What You Will Receive
* £62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays
* Up to 28 days respite each year
* Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development
* Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support
* Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model
* Membership of The Fostering Network
* Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers
Could This Be You?
We are looking for individuals or couples who:
* Live in Peterborough or the surrounding area
* Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person
We do not accept applications from those who do not meet the above criteria; applications will not be progressed.
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