About Us
Foster Care Associates (FCA), part of the Polaris Community, is a leading independent fostering agency committed to making a positive and lasting difference for children, young people, and families.
Our service is underpinned by a strong therapeutic ethos, ensuring children in foster care receive trauma-informed, nurturing, and consistent care.
Benefits
Company Car or £, Car Allowance, days’ annual leave (rising to days after length of service) + bank holidays, Company Pension Scheme, Free on-site Parking, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan
Additional Benefits
1. Refer a friend scheme with a monetary incentive
2. Opportunity to complete Form Fs for an additional payment
3. An exceptional platform available for online and face-to-face training opportunities
4. Opportunity to complete Practice Assessor Award
5. OOH service (additional payment to social workers for undertaking evening and weekend OOH duty service)
The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Therapeutic Social Worker to join our North Wales team. This is an amazing opportunity to join our inspirational and friendly team. Our office is based in Abergele and we support the hybrid model of working with lots of flexibility to work from home.
This is a specialist role, designed to strengthen and embed therapeutic practice across the service. You will provide guidance, consultation, and support to foster parents and colleagues, helping to ensure that all care provided is trauma-informed and relationship-based.
While the primary focus of the role is therapeutic, responsibilities may include holding a caseload of foster families in the role of Supervising Social Worker (SSW), supporting continuity of care and practice integration.
Benefits of Joining Our Team
We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff. The aim of our Staff Wellbeing Strategy is to increase all our employees’ wellbeing, self-esteem, and sense of belonging to a team and create new environments for them to spend productive time together. This includes walk and talks at the beach or in parks, wellbeing hour, park runs, mindfulness sessions, sea dipping, yoga sessions, raft racing and charity events to name a few. Our office environment is friendly and inviting with tea, coffee, breakfast and lunch items always available for our staff to contribute towards their wellbeing. Robust induction, supportive management team, monthly reflective supervision with line manager and regular learning and reflective opportunities with the Social Work team.
Core Purpose
6. To lead and promote therapeutic and trauma-informed practice across the fostering service
7. To support foster parents and staff to understand and respond to complex behaviours and developmental needs
8. To provide specialist therapeutic consultation, training, and reflective support
9. To improve fostering home stability and outcomes for children and young people
Key Responsibilities
10. Provide therapeutic consultation and reflective spaces for foster parents and staff
11. Deliver : sessions and structured support to foster parents
12. Facilitate/support therapeutic parenting training, workshops, and group sessions
13. Offer joint sessions with foster families and young people, where appropriate
14. Support understanding and application of: Trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Attachment theory and developmental trauma Emotional regulation and relational approaches Therapeutic parenting models
15. Contribute to formulation, planning, and review of therapeutic care
16. Champion a consistent therapeutic model across the service
Practice Leadership
17. Act as a therapeutic lead within the team
18. Support colleagues to embed trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches in their practice
19. Provide guidance, coaching, and consultation to social work staff
20. Contribute to the development of therapeutic services, models, and interventions
Social Work Responsibilities (Where Required)
21. Undertake a caseload of foster parents in a Supervising Social Worker capacity
22. Provide supervision and ensure foster parents meet required standards
23. Complete necessary safeguarding, statutory, and regulatory responsibilities
24. Produce high-quality reports, recordings, and documentation
25. Work collaboratively with local authorities and professional networks
26. Participate in duty systems and out-of-hours support where required
About You
We are looking for a practitioner who brings strong therapeutic knowledge alongside social work expertise.
You will:
27. Be a qualified Social Worker
28. Be registered with Social Care Wales (or eligible to register)
29. Have in-depth knowledge of: Trauma-informed practice Attachment theory Therapeutic and psychologically informed approaches
30. Have experience working with foster parents, children, or families with complex needs
31. Be confident delivering: Training and group work Consultation and reflective practice
32. Be able to apply therapeutic thinking within a social care context
Essential Requirements
33. Social Work qualification
34. Registration with Social Care Wales
35. Strong safeguarding knowledge and report writing skills
36. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
Why Join Us?
37. A unique opportunity to work in a dedicated therapeutic practitioner role within fostering
38. Influence and shape practice across the service
39. Be part of a supportive, reflective, and values-driven team
40. Access excellent training and professional development opportunities
Interested?
We would love to hear from you. Apply now or contact us for an informal discussion.
Contact
Anna Pearson, Fostering Service Manager