Five Rivers
Fostering Support Worker - West Yorkshire
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Fostering Support Worker
We are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team in the Leeds, Bradford / York area! Our families reside in a large geographical area including Doncaster, Bradford, Leeds, York, Hull and Lincolnshire and therefore you will need to be willing to travel to these areas to provide support. Being a Fostering Support Worker is an exciting role working with children and young people, Foster Carers, and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for our foster families. Join our supportive team today.
Your Responsibilities
- Being involved in children’s participation events
- Coordinating group activities
- Supporting the team in preparing children and young people for foster care placements
- Accurate record keeping of visits and one-to-one sessions
- Promoting the health and wellbeing of the children and young people
You will be involved in participation events with our children, where you will be coordinating group work and activities in 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 and supporting our children with transport. You must be able to record visits/one-to-one work effectively and promote the health and well-being of the children and young people.
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As a fostering support worker, you will be part of a team putting children and young people at the forefront of your decisions.
Requirements
- Flexibility, proactive attitude, and ability to communicate with children and adults
- Experience working with Children and Young People
- Prior work within the fostering sector would be desirable
- No formal social work qualifications are necessary, but understanding and empathy for the work required are necessary
- Ability to drive for this role and have access to a car
- Flexibility (as you may need to work occasional evenings and weekends)
- Commitment to therapeutic training
About Five Rivers
Five Rivers Child Care is a Social Enterprise that has been turning children’s lives around since 1989. We’re committed to ensuring that foster carers are recruited, supported, developed, and rewarded for their crucial roles when they become part of the Five Rivers fostering family.
Hours
This is a Full-Time role of 37 hours per week. You will need to be flexible for this role as you may need to work weekends & evenings.
Why Five Rivers?
- 25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave allowance. (Pro Rata)
- £4500 Car Allowance (on top of the annual salary).
- We are committed to your development
- Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme.
- Blue Light Card
- 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.
- Enhanced maternity leave
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Requirements
- Well-written and IT skills.
- Able to actively listen to others and work part of a team.
- Being patient and having 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 is preferred but not essential as training is given.
Please do not delay in applying for the role and for our chance to Turn Children's Lives Around every day.
For more information, please contact our recruitment team at [email protected] or by calling 01722 435750 option 2
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 checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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