Fostering Support Worker

Start a new career at Five Rivers Child Care. we are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team in Bromsgrove, part of the Midlands & North Fostering 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.

Being 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 within 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, being a large part of recruitment, supporting our children with transport, able to record visits/one to one work effectively, and promoting the health and wellbeing of the children and young people

You will support our families throughout the Home Counties area.

Can you be that person that puts the children and young people in the forefront of your decisions, be able to work as a team, be flexible, being proactive, able to communicate with children and adults. have experience of working with Children and Young People, having experience of working in the fostering sector 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.

**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.

**Our Team at Bromsgrove**

We are a friendly team, and we’re looking for a new Fostering Support Worker to join our family. We work from a spacious, well-maintained office in Bromsgrove and our service covers the West midlands and the surrounding areas in line with our growth and development strategy. Our service is rated GOOD by Ofsted. In the past 12 months we have seen a big growth in our team, and we are excited at the prospect of reaching out to more children in need of warm loving homes. We are keen to recruit people with the same ambition and passion. Our team benefits from local knowledge and promotes a sense of ‘family’ among our carers. Equality and collaboration are important, so we regularly meet with carers to hear their views on our service.

**Hours**

This is a Full-Time role of 37 hours.

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 (Pro Rata)
- £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 and working part of a team
- Taking lead in recruitment of applicants
- Being patient and empathy skills
- Understanding of safeguarding
- 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, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £20,182.50-£24,840.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- 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