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Next Steps Foster Carer

Employer
Coventry City Council
Location
City Wide
Salary
£42,683 - £48,126 per annum
Closing date
5 Nov 2019
Reference
COVCC000747

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
See advert details
Hours
Full-Time, Part-Time

Job Details

Are you ready for the Next Steps?

Coventry City Council’s fostering service are recruiting people to join a small team of dedicated Foster Carers. Fostering on the Next Steps scheme means you will provide care and support for one of Coventry’s most vulnerable children and young people in your home.

Through the adoption of a therapeutic approach on a 1:1 basis, children and young people on the scheme can receive a level of nurture and support to help them to take their next steps onto positive pathways.

Foster Carers on the scheme will join our small dedicated team, with bespoke training and support packages as well as 1:1 and peer supervision

To be eligible to be assessed for the scheme you should be able to demonstrate:

  • At least 2 years’ experience of caring for or working with young people with challenging behaviour (or similar)
  • No other under 18-year olds living with you
  • One carer in the household will be home based (recognition of this is reflected in the financial package)
  • Insight and understanding about trauma, abuse, neglect, autism and mental health
  • With our support and training, the ability to manage and support a young person who is likely, due to their experiences, to display challenging behaviours, in your home
  • Ability to work positively as part of a wider team of professionals
  • Adaptability and willingness to learn and implement new approaches
  • High level of empathy
  • Commitment and motivation to care for a young person who might have had multiple placement breakdowns

In return the scheme offers:

  • Full initial and ongoing training, personalised to your needs and based on a social pedagogical model
  • Dedicated support from a senior social worker and support workers
  • Access to our 24/7 emergency telephone support service provided by our team
  • To recognise the commitment required for this scheme, a financial package of up to £43K per annum (including costs for caring for the young person) is offered.

For more details and to have all of your questions answered at our information event:

Wednesday 6 November, 5:30pm Dame Ellen Terry Suite, Council House, Coventry CV1 5RR

To find out more  before the event visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/nextsteps?utm_source=WMJobs&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=WMNS&utm_term=NS

 

 

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Coventry City Council

Coventry

At Coventry City Council we never want to hear the words – ‘but that’s the way we’ve always done it!” We are a Council that’s looking for new ways of working to tackle new – and old – challenges. We have had great success already and made great strides in changing the way we deliver services and in the way we work with colleagues. We have brought in a new flexible approach to working – giving staff the power, skills and tools to work from the best place at the best time to get the job done. We have a new Customer Service Centre, more online services for residents, a new Council office building, and a city that is changing to meet a new age of driverless cars and superfast broadband. There’s never been a more exciting time to be a part of Coventry.

The City

Coventry

Coventry is a city that is changing fast – and we are looking for candidates with the right skills and personality to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places - with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead. We are UK City of Culture 2021; home to award-winning universities, top level sport and concerts and famous brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Severn Trent. We are a part of the ‘Midlands-Engine’, the home of the UK motor industry and a proud multicultural city. Major developments are taking shape around the city, including a new-look shopping centre, a water park, new business quarter, restaurants and a modernised rail station. More and more firms and families are relocating to our city as they see what we have to offer. Coventry is a great place to live and work, and it’s getting even better!

The Council

Coventry

Our city is changing – and the Council is changing too. Headed by Chief Executive, Martin Reeves – who has assisted in bringing in the new WMCA - the Council is committed to improving the quality of life for residents – and its workforce. The Council is bringing in new, streamlined ways of working and making more use of technology to deliver services in new ways – helping residents to do more for themselves online and to do business with us when and how they want.

Coventry City Council is a modern council for a new age, embracing technology and flexible working to continue to rise to new challenges. It’s a council that’s not afraid to try something new!

Company info
Website
Telephone
02476 97 5500
Location
One Friargate, Coventry
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 2GN
United Kingdom

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