Regional Foster Wales Retention Officer

2 months ago


Swansea, United Kingdom Swansea Council Full time

£27,852 - £31,099 per year. An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Regional Fostering Retention Officers to support the development of retention initiatives for foster carers within the West Glamorgan region. The two posts will sit within the West Glamorgan Regional Fostering Hub however, each post will be designated to either the Foster Wales Swansea or Foster Wales Neath Port Talbot teams. Temporary until 31 March 2025.

**Post title**: Regional Foster Wales Retention Officer x 2
**Post number**: SS.72982
**Salary**: £27,852 - £31,099 per year

**Directorate/department**: Social Services

**Further information**:
The Regional Fostering Hub aims to collectively enhance the recruitment and retention of fostering services across the West Glamorgan region. This post will see you engaging with key stakeholders in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot fostering services to develop a consistent, unified approach to the retention of foster carers.

In this role, it will be essential you develop key relationships with the local fostering team, along with the foster carers in your region, to understand the emerging needs of foster carers to develop support services to enable our foster carers to best support the children within their care. You will be required to work collaboratively both locally and regionally to develop regional wide retention initiatives, working alongside both the local Team Mangers and the Regional Development Managers and their teams.

**Safeguarding**
Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors.

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