Foster Carer

3 weeks ago

South Tyneside, United Kingdom South Tyneside Council Full time

**Job Summary**:
Contract Type:
Please See Advert Text

Working Pattern:
Please see advert text

Advert Start Date:
22/01/2024

Advert End Date:
09/02/2024 12:00

**Salary**:
Experienced Foster Carer -£549 per week, new to the profession - £449 per week

Hours per week:
Please see advert text

Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service

Vacancy ID:
258001

Employment Location:
South Tyneside and throughout North East England

Number of posts:
5

Closing date:
9 Feb

**Further Information**:
**Foster Carer Job Advert**

**Contract Type**:
**Self employed**

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**Working Pattern**:
**Please see advert text**

**Salary**:
**Up to £549* per week per child you care for**
- **normally tax free, benefits normally not affected**

**Employment Location**:
**South Tyneside and throughout the North East of England**

**Further Information**:
Children throughout South Tyneside are in need of safe, nurturing homes and we are seeking highly motivated and dedicated people who can be their new foster carers.

Our children come from a wide range of backgrounds, so we need carers who are as individual and diverse as our children are.

We are seeking carers from all cultures, religions and ethnic groups; carers who are single or in couples, and carers of different sexual orientations.

Our children need homes for lots of different reasons and different lengths of time. They may need a home for one day, one year, or for the rest of their childhood.

We have a highly competitive support package including:

- If you’re an experienced foster carers you could earn £549 per week, for those who are new to the profession, earnings start from £449 per week.
- A Payment For Skills progression programme so carers can develop their skills and increase their earning potential
- Competitive allowances based on the age of the child you care for
- 14 nights paid holiday each year. If the holiday is not used the equivalent payment will be made to foster carers
- Annual school uniform payments
- Setting Up payments to help you furnish a room, and buy equipment when you begin your fostering journey
- Mileage paid at 48p per mile, door-to-door, for any journeys linked to the child’s plan; such as school runs, medical appointments and family time sessions
- The Mockingbird Family Model: offering all new carers the chance to join one of our very successful Mockingbird Hubs where they will receive support from fellow carers
- A bespoke training programme both before and after you become a foster carer
- A therapeutic evidence-based training model to help you understand and respond to our children’s needs
- Peer support groups and interactive workshops where you can meet other foster carers
- Max Cards which offer foster carers and children discounted access to family activities
- Free swimming sessions for foster carers and the children they foster in South Tyneside leisure centres.
- An annual Foster Carer Celebration event where carers achievements are celebrated and rewarded.
- A dedicated social worker to support you throughout your fostering journey
- Social work support on evenings and weekends via our EDT service.

To become a foster carers you must:

- Be over 21 years of age
- Have a spare bedroom or be willing to have a child under the age of 3 sleep in a cot in your bedroom*
- Children under the age of 5 cannot be cared for in a household where there are smokers.

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