Job Description

Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

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Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

Job Title: Specialist Foster Carer (Ideal for Family Support Workers)Location: Within 20 miles of Haslingden & Rossendale, LancashireOrganisation: Foster Wales FlintshireSalary: £50,000 annual support package + additional allowances (see below)Contract Type: Full-time (Flexible, home-based)Sector: Family Support / Social Care / Children & Families

To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following 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.

If you do not meet all of the above criteria, please do not apply, as your application will not be progressed

Are you a Family Support Worker ready to change a life at home?

As a Family Support Worker, you've already stepped in during some of the most critical moments in a child's life. Now, you can be the person who provides not just short-term help-but long-term healing and stability.

Foster Wales Flintshire is looking for compassionate individuals living near Haslingden and Rossendale to become foster carers for young people who are making progress in school and community life, but need a consistent and caring home to stay on that path.

If you've supported families in challenging circumstances, worked with multi-agency teams, or helped children overcome trauma, this role will feel like a natural next step.

About the Role

This opportunity involves welcoming a young person into your home full-time-often a child stepping down from residential or high-support care. They may have faced trauma or instability in the past, but are now beginning to settle. xbpsjku

You'll play a vital role in helping them continue that progress-through safe routines, emotional support, and therapeutic care-all with the backing of a dedicated fostering team.

We're Looking For Individuals or Couples Who:

• Have experience in family support, safeguarding, or direct work with children and young people
• Can provide a full-time, nurturing home
• Have a spare bedroom
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Are reflective, resilient, and open to learning
• Ideally don't have children under 16 at home (though all applications are considered individually)

What You'll Receive

Financial Support:

• £50,000 annual support package
• Weekly fostering allowance up to £258.79 (around £13,453 per year)
• Additional allowances for birthdays, holidays, and Christmas (up to £1,035 annually)

Wraparound Support:

• A dedicated social worker and team from Foster Wales Flintshire
• A linked experienced foster carer for day-to-day advice and guidance
• Trauma-informed and therapeutic training