About Us
Since, we have been dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people through high-quality fostering support and care. Together with our sister organisation, Foster Care Associates, we are part of one of the UK’s largest and most respected fostering organisations, giving our teams access to exceptional resources, specialist expertise and sector-leading support.
At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to children, young people and the foster carers who support them across Scotland. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential, feel valued and thrive within their community. Over the past years, we have supported and cared for more than, children and young people, helping to create brighter futures and lasting positive outcomes.
We are also proud to have made a pledge to The Promise Scotland, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to ensuring that care-experienced children and young people grow up loved, safe and respected, with opportunities to reach their full potential. Our pledge reflects our dedication to embedding the values and ambitions of The Promise across all areas of our work.
We are proud that our passion, dedication and high standards have been recognised by Care Inspectorate, who graded our service as “Very Good”. This reflects the commitment, professionalism and compassion of our entire team and reinforces our reputation as an organisation where both children and colleagues are supported to succeed.
Duties Will Include
1. Support foster carers and their families to provide safe, nurturing, trauma-informed care that helps children and young people feel secure, valued and able to achieve positive outcomes
2. Build trusting and supportive relationships with foster carers, promoting reflective practice and helping them develop the skills, confidence and resilience required to meet the individual needs of children and young people
3. Support and monitor the ongoing suitability, wellbeing and development of foster carers to ensure children experience stable, caring and emotionally attuned home environments that promote recovery, growth and learning
4. Ensure foster carers have a clear understanding of the fostering role, trauma-informed parenting approaches, and the standards, policies and procedures expected within FCA Scotland, including complaints and representation processes
5. Provide regular supervision and supportive professional guidance to allocated foster carers in line with FCA Scotland Operational Standards, encouraging reflection, strengths-based practice and continuous learning
6. Work collaboratively within a team parenting and multi-agency approach to identify and respond to the holistic needs of children, young people and foster families. This may include support around short break, therapeutic input, education, activities, family time, health and community opportunities
7. Ensure children, young people and foster carers are supported to maintain all key documentation and plans, recognising the importance of clear communication, stability and coordinated care planning
8. Attend meetings and contribute written reports for commissioning teams and professional networks to support the development of responsive, child-centred packages of care
9. Promote the voice, participation and rights of children and young people, ensuring they are meaningfully involved in decisions affecting their lives and supported to access opportunities, activities and resources within their local communities
10. Participate in an out-of-hours support service on a rota basis, providing responsive and compassionate support to foster carers and young people when needed
11. Participate in the daytime duty system on a rota basis, supporting the referrals team and contributing to timely, well-matched and trauma-informed planning
You Must Have
12. A recognised Social Work qualification
13. Current Social Work registration with SSSC
14. Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, analytical and high-quality reports
15. A sound working knowledge of relevant childcare legislation, safeguarding responsibilities and child protection procedures
16. A commitment to trauma-informed, relationship-based practice when supporting children, young people and foster families
17. Flexibility and willingness to travel as part of the role, including occasional overnight stays if required
18. The confidence, resilience and emotional awareness to safely support and transport children and young people, including during periods of distress or heightened emotion
19. A full UK driving licence
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