Job Description
Up to £52,000 Support Package + Full Training
Could you help a young person transition from residential care and experience the stability of family life?
Reconnect Services is looking for compassionate, resilient individuals and couples with experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults to become Foster Carers.
This is more than a role. It's an opportunity to make a lasting difference to a young person who needs consistency, care, and someone who believes in them.
Many of the children we support have experienced trauma, loss, or disrupted relationships. With the right home environment and therapeutic support, they can begin to feel safe, build trust, and move forward positively.
You'll provide a stable and nurturing home to a young person transitioning from residential care into family life — helping them develop confidence, routines, and meaningful relationships.
What You'll Receive
* Up to £52,000 annual support package
* Weekly fostering allowance
* Additional payments for birthdays, holidays, and cultural celebrations*
* Therapeutic training tailored to your experience
* Ongoing professional and emotional support
* Membership to The Fostering Network
* Blue Light Card access
* Council Tax reduction
What the Role Involves
* Providing full-time care for a child
* Creating a safe, structured, and supportive home environment
* Supporting emotional, behavioural, and social development
* Working alongside social workers, therapists, and education professionals
* Keeping clear records and provide therapeutic, nurturing support
* Helping children maintain healthy connections with their wider family where appropriate
Who Can Apply?
We welcome applicants from a wide range of professional backgrounds, particularly those working with children and young people, including Youth Workers, Residential Support Workers (Children's Homes), Senior Residential Support Workers, Behaviour Mentors, Pastoral Support Staff, Learning Mentors, SEMH Teaching Assistants, Secondary School Teaching Assistants, Family Support Workers, Youth Justice Workers, Youth Offending Service (YOS) Practitioners, Intervention Workers, Outreach Workers, Leaving Care Personal Advisors, Transition Workers, CAMHS Practitioners, Mental Health Support Workers (Children & Adolescents), Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Substance Misuse Practitioners, Education Welfare Officers, Safeguarding Officers, Social Workers, Probation Officers, Teachers, Tutors, and Community Support Workers supporting young people.
If you have experience supporting children or young people through challenging or complex circumstances - especially teenagers - you already have the foundation to make a lasting difference as a foster carer.
To apply, you will need to:
* Be aged 21 or over
* Have the legal right to work in the UK
* Have at least one spare bedroom
* Be available to provide full-time care (at least one carer at home full time)
* Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a suitable vehicle
* Be willing to register as self-employed
People from all backgrounds can become successful foster carers. What matters most is empathy, patience, resilience, and the ability to provide a safe and caring home.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. This may include:
* British or Irish citizenship
* Settled or Pre-Settled Status
* Indefinite Leave to Remain
Documents will be required as part of the application process.
Start Making a Difference
Becoming a Foster Carer could change a young person's future — and yours.
Apply today to learn more about this life-changing opportunity.
*Payments are made in line with age-related DFE rates and reviewed annually.