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Evergreen Foster Care • Full-time • Stoke-on-Trent, ENG, GB • £41.52k - £44.75k / year • 2w ago

We are looking to expand our fostering family!

Evergreen Foster Care is a highly specialised service that focuses on placing children from children’s homes into intensively supported foster care placements. The aim of Evergreen Foster Care is to provide placements for children who would not be able to access standard foster care, but could, if adequately supported, make the transition to a family environment.

As children coming out of residential care usually have a range of difficulties, only one foster child can be placed with a family at any one time. This ensures that progress is not complicated by the competing needs of equally complex/challenging children and that the fostering family maintains stability.

We understand what a big responsibility it is to foster children, so our Foster Carers receive a professional package of:

Fees and Allowances of between £41,524 to £44,748 per year, depending on the age of the child, PLUS additional payments for respite not used or needed.
Regular breaks /respite. The amount and frequency will depend on everyone’s needs, but we can offer a maximum of 62 days per year.
Paid mileage for trips 'outside of normal life' at 0.50 pence per mile.
Additional Birthday and Christmas allowance. £200 x 2.
24-hour dedicated support operated by people who know the child in your care.
20 x group training and support sessions run by managers, social workers and therapists, plus 1 to1 sessions with a qualified therapist.
Paid Foster Talk memberships, which provide independent advice, legal insurance, tax benefit and NI advice, 24/7 counselling services, max card discounts, free online events, financial advice and discounted tax return service
Paid DBS and medical checks (reimbursed on approval)
Paid access to 130+ online fostering-specific training courses, plus other training, including positive handling and therapeutic parenting.
A bespoke therapy package for either the whole family, the child or the carers individually.

All of our foster placements are planned and well-matched, which means that both the carers and children get to know each other over a number of weeks. Foster carers are consulted and invited to meetings before any move, so that everyone can feel as prepared as possible.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £41,524.00-£44,748.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress
Company events
Work from home

Application question(s):

Do you have any criminal convictions that might impact your application?
What specifically attracts you to potentially becoming a foster carer?
Have you been living at your current address and within the UK for at least 1 year?
Do you have a spare room for the sole use of a foster child?
Do you have at least 2 years of experience in childcare or working with challenging behaviours?

Work Location: In person