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Breathing Space Foster Carer

Employer
Warwickshire County Council
Location
Warwickshire County Wide
Salary
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Closing date
24 Aug 2022
Reference
RA0003865

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Casual
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Part-Time

Job Details

Breathing Space

 

Warwickshire County Council are looking for active, dynamic carers who are willing to work with the service to provide a secure home environment for a young person who needs short term emergency or respite foster care. This type of placement provides care for young people who need an immediate placement upon entry to foster care or following a breakdown of a previous arrangement.

 

Key Requirements

 

Breathing Space foster carers will provide care to a child/young person for a maximum of 28 days. Each carer is to provide up to 41 weeks of foster care per year. Breathing Space foster carers will be entitled to 1 week’s paid resting fee (at half pay) after each period of 28 days.

 

One foster carer in the household will need to be at home as a full-time carer with no other employment. You will need to attend meetings and to work in partnership with a range of other professionals as a significant member of a team around the young person. In addition, you will be required to attend ongoing professional training and development courses and support groups. Breathing Space foster carers will not have any of their own children under the age of 16 years old or other foster children in the household. They are to be available to care for the child/young person throughout the arrangement.

Where the child/young person is not in education, Breathing Space foster carers will provide day care or alternative learning opportunities and as necessary will support the reintegration of the child/young person into school. The carer will also ensure, encourage and facilitate the child/young person’s family time and to access other identified services such as education, health and Rise.

 

Breathing Space foster carers will provide a written profile which will be used to contribute to the overall assessment of the child/young persons’ needs. This will then assist in future placement matching decisions or plans for rehabilitation. Breathing Space carers are required to assist the child/young person in making a successful transition to a future placement.

You will need:

  • significant experience of working directly with or caring for challenging young people who present a range of behaviours
  • to be open-minded and have the commitment to make a difference to a young person’s life
  • patience, time and commitment to meet the individual needs of the child young person
  • the ability to support young people through times of transition and change

 

 

What will you receive in return?

  • You will be paid a weekly fee of £358.33 plus fostering allowances when working
  • You will have the support of a dedicated fostering social worker and family support worker.
  • You will have the support of a team of professionals who are working with the young person in your care and who can offer you one to one advice and support.
  • You will have access to a specialist training programme, some of which will start during your assessment period.
  • When the office is closed, you will have access to 24-hour support via the foster care support line and emergency duty team.

 

Telephone 0800 408 1556

 

Email: enquiries@warwickshirefostering.co.uk

Or follow the link to the enquiry form on our web page at 

https://fostering.warwickshire.gov.uk/types-fostering/breathing-space/1

You can also follow our Facebook page

 

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.

 

Company

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story.  We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. 

WCC

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

  • Schools and Learning
  • Social Care and Health
  • Community Safety
  • Environment and Planning
  • Leisure and Tourism
  • Roads and Travel

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Company info
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Telephone
01926 41 8125
Location
HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

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