Overview
We are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team. Our office base is at Ellesmere Port, though we support families across the North West area, including Lancashire.
This is an exciting and varied role involving a range of tasks, working directly with children and young people, their fostering family, and other professionals to ensure quality outcomes for children and young people. You will work with our experienced team which enables a culture where children are valued, respected, listened to, and involved in as many decisions as possible.
Responsibilities
Any successful candidate will be an individual with an enthusiasm for supporting and facilitating participation events with our children and young people. The role of the fostering support worker can involve one to one work with a child, providing some transportation support, facilitating group work and co-ordinating activities and events with multiple children and families. Our Fostering Support Worker’s make valuable contributions to the recruitment and assessment process of our community of fostering families.
There is a requirement that Fostering Support Workers have the appropriate skills to maintain recordings and contribute to reports that reflect their engagement with a family, and that provides a meaningful contribution to understanding a child’s individual lived experiences.
As a fostering support worker, you will be part of a team that prioritises children and young people in its decisions.
Requirements
You need to be flexible, proactive, and able to communicate with children and adults. You also need to have experience working with Children and Young People, prior work within the fostering sector would be desirable. An understanding and empathy for the work required are necessary as is the motivation to remain committed to supporting the wellbeing of children and young people. Experience of providing therapeutic direct work with children, young people, and those caring for children is preferred but optional, as training is given.
You need to be able to drive for this role and have access to a car, be flexible as you may need to work occasional evenings and weekends and be committed to therapeutic training.
Hours
This is a Full-time role. You will need to be flexible for this role as you may need to work weekends and evenings.
Benefits
* 25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave allowance pro rata.
* Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme.
* Blue Light Card
* Ongoing training and support from in-house and external trainers.
* Employee Support Programmes.
* Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution).
* Refer a friend bonus scheme.
* Long service and recognition scheme.
* Opportunities to develop within this role.
Requirements
* Effective written and IT skills.
* Able to actively listen to others and work as a team.
* Being patient and having empathy skills.
* Understanding of safeguarding.
* Valid Driving Licence.
* Have the Right to Work in the UK.
Foster Careline is part of the Five Rivers Child Care Group. Five Rivers Child Care is a Social Enterprise committed to transforming the lives of children and young people through reinvesting in children’s futures.
Please do not delay in applying for the role and for our chance to Turn Children's Lives Around every day.
For more information, please get in touch with our recruitment team at recruitment@five-rivers.org or by calling 01722 435750 option 2
Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Fostering Support Worker - Foster Careline
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