The Fostering Service has a great opportunity for you to join the thriving team as a Child and Family Worker.
The Team provides an excellent service to Foster Carers and children living in their households to ensure children remain in stable and caring homes.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected – only an hour from London on the train.
About the role
This position is part-time, 18.5 hours per week. Therefore, the advertised salary will be pro-rata giving an annual salary of £16,992 per annum.
The Child and Family worker will be essential to ensure placement stability for children living in care. The additional focus is also to include foster carers’ birth children in the support process.
* To work directly with foster children, foster carers' birth children, and foster carers.
* To have a good understanding of trauma and the impact of trauma on children and adults.
* To have a good understanding of therapeutic parenting.
* To have access to a variety of direct tools to work with children.
* To be a part of our training offer to foster carers, supporting/delivering training.
* To work as a team in providing support groups/activities to foster families.
Closing date: Midnight on 28th November 2024.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
About you
The Fostering Service is looking for a self-motivated Child and Family Worker who will join the team with a passion to support foster children and their carers.
The aim is to avoid children moving from fostering households and therefore the successful applicant will have to have exceptional communication skills in working with children, carers, and professionals. You would require experience of direct work with children, and it would be ideal to have experience of working with foster carers.
Other information
The Fostering Service expects workers to be in the office twice a week, this role does require home visits to foster carers or attend support groups or other activities. The Child and Family workers become involved with activities which might not be within working hours i.e., the occasional weekend or evening work.
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