Fostering Support Worker

5 months ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Five Rivers Child Care Ltd Full time

Start a new career at **Five Rivers Child Care.** We are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team in **Gloucester**, part of the **West Country Service**, you will be working with an experienced team and in a culture where children are valued, respected, and listened to and involved in as many decisions as possible.

A Fostering Support Worker is an exciting and important role involving a range of tasks working directly with children and young people, Foster Carers, and other professionals to ensure quality outcomes for children/young people.

You will be involved in participation events with our children, where you will be coordinating group work and activities in a skilled focused way as part of our agreed programme, supporting the hybrid working team in preparing the children and young people for their foster care placements and promoting the health and wellbeing of the children and young people

You will support our families throughout **Gloucester, Swindon and Reading.**

We are looking for someone who will always be thinking of the child, ensuring they are at the forefront of all decisions. be able to work as a team, able to communicate with children and adults. Experience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people would be an advantage but not necessary. No formal social work qualifications are necessary, but an understanding of and empathy for the work required is necessary.

You need to be able to drive for this role and have access to a car, be flexible as you may need to work occasional evenings and weekends and be committed to therapeutic training.

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company Pension Scheme,
- Simply Health Cash Plan Scheme
- Car Allowance/ Mileage allowance
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Perkbox - discounts in many high street shops, leisure facilities and restaurants.
- Regular Supervision
- Company Sick Pay scheme (after successful completion of probation)
- Death in Service Benefit
- Long Service Awards

**About Five Rivers**

Five Rivers Child Care is a Social Enterprise who have been turning children’s lives around since 1989.

We’re committed to ensuring that foster carers are recruited, supported, developed, and rewarded for the crucial role they take on when they become part of the Five Rivers fostering family.

**Hours**

This is a Full Time Role of 37 hours per week

Monday to Thursday 9am -17:00pm and Fridays 9am - 16:30pm

You will need to be flexible for this role as you may need to work weekend & evenings

**Why Five Rivers?**
- 25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave allowance
- £4500 Car Allowance (on top of the annual salary)
- On-going training and learning through our Learning & Development Team
- We are committed to your development - we hold a Gold Investors in People Award
- Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme
- Perk Box High Street Discounts
- Ongoing training and support from in house and external trainers
- Employee Support Programmes
- Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution)
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
- Long service and recognition scheme
- Opportunities to develop within this role

**Requirements**:

- Good written and IT skills.
- Able to communicate with children, colleagues, and external customers.
- Able to actively listen to others.
- Valid Driving Licence
- Have the Right to Work in the UK
- Therapeutic direct work with children, young people and carers preferred but not essential as training given

Role Profile : 20200122_Role_Profile_Fostering_Support_Worker.docx

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £20,788.00-£25,585.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- support work: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: On the road



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