Foster Carer

Foster Carer – Foster Careline (Partner of Five Rivers Child Care) Salary of £23,249*, with tax-free benefits. Are you looking for a meaningful vocation with life-changing potential? If you live in a loving, stable home and would like to offer a vulnerable child a safe place to stay, becoming a Foster Carer could be for you. Foster Carers are paid to look after children who are temporarily or permanently unable to live with their birth families. You will work from home as part of a professional team committed to turning children's lives around. As a Foster Carer with Foster Careline, you will receive excellent support, which include: * 24/7 support from our local fostering teams. * Training and opportunities to specialise in different types of care. * Therapeutic training and support from our Clinical Services team. * Option to accept short-term or long-term placements. In addition to this, you will receive some excellent benefits, which include: * A competitive fostering allowance * A highly competitive fostering allowance of at least £445.90 per child per week (in most cases, the fostering allowance is tax-free). * Paid breaks * Benefit from 14 days paid break annually. * Refer a friend payment * Earn £2,000 for recruiting new carers (£1,000 for Respite Carers). * Birthday Allowance * £200 per child will be paid to you to support with celebrating their birthday. * Festival Allowance * £200 per child per year to support with celebrating festivals such as Christmas. * Welcome payment * Receive a £75 gift on first approval as a welcome. * Re-approval Gift * You will receive a personalised gift from your Supervising Social worker worth £100, following your re-approval. * Blue Light Card * Enjoy discounts at various high street and out-of-town retailers and leisure venues. Why become a Foster Carer with Foster Careline? Helping young people in need – our Foster Carers give children a chance to have a brighter and happier future – what could be more rewarding than that? Lifestyle – foster care gives you flexibility, and you can work from home. In some cases, it is possible to combine fostering with other work, too, depending on the needs of the children in your care. The chance to launch a meaningful vocation – Foster Carers are child care experts working with a team of professionals; they receive specialist training and opportunities to specialise in different types of care. Financial benefits – for many of our carers, fostering is their primary source of income. At Foster Careline, we offer competitive pay, paid respite and other benefits. Join a social enterprise: Foster Careline differs from many foster care providers. We are part of a social enterprise, which means you will join a cause-driven organisation with a strong social mission to support children, families, and communities. Join a progressive organisation - we work in partnership with our carers and value their feedback. We listen to and work with our carers by co-hosting local, regional, and national forums to share feedback to shape our services. Being a Foster Carer is extremely rewarding. Still, it can be challenging, so we invest in our carers by providing leading training, 24/7 support and psychological expertise to help the work you do with children. You will be part of a special community of Foster Carers and join local support groups and buddy schemes. Who can be a Foster Carer? To undertake this role, you must be able to provide a safe and caring home environment. We need caring people with patience and determination to turn a child's life around. There are some essential criteria you will need to meet: * Be passionate about making a difference for a child or young person. * Be over the age of 21. * Speak fluent English. * Have a furnished spare room that is not used by anybody else. * Be committed to undergoing training and development. * Have access to a computer and good IT skills. * Be able to work in partnership with the team involved in caring for the child/young person. Click 'apply' to speak to our Carer Enquiry Team to learn more about the role and decide if fostering is right for you. You can also find out more about fostering with us by clicking apply. *Annual salary is based on the Foster Carer looking after one child for the full year

Location: North West, GB

Posted Date: 7/15/2025