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Fostering Participation Officer

2 months ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Polaris Community Full time
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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Fostering Participation Officer to join our team at Polaris Community. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting our foster families and children in achieving their full potential.

Key Responsibilities
  • Arrange activities and workshops for our looked after and birth children
  • Plan family events and days out
  • Develop close and productive working relationships with colleagues, foster parents, external professionals, and multi-agency networks
  • Attend meetings with professionals from education, health, and social services sectors to support our children and young people's care plans
  • Assess, review, and report writing, and maintaining clear records
  • Stay up-to-date with professional practice standards, legislation, and company policy, including confidentiality, GDPR, safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Provide support and guidance to our families and help promote the stability of foster placements
About You
  • You will have professional childcare experience, preferably in the fostering sector, or the ability to demonstrate significant fostering knowledge and interest
  • Ideal candidates will possess a relevant qualification or evidence of formal training in childcare, childhood studies, education, social work, youth work, community work, and/or psychology
  • You will be able to demonstrate previous experience of building strong relationships with adults and children with diverse needs and expectations
  • You will be able to remain calm under high pressure, emotionally traumatic situations, and when dealing with difficult or confrontational behavior
  • You will have intermediate IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), and databases
  • You will have a full driving license and unrestricted access to your own vehicle
  • You will be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check
What We Offer

We are a family of independent fostering agencies, all with our own individual areas of expertise, but with one shared vision. We want to give children across the country who have had a difficult start in life the support they need to build themselves a stronger and happier future. For our foster parents, we provide a close network of support that becomes like a second family.

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