Transitions Foster Carer - Family Support Worker, Haslingden

Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

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Could this be your most rewarding role yet?

Job Title:Specialist Foster Carer (Ideal for Family Support Workers)
Location:Within 20 miles of Haslingden&Rossendale, Lancashire
Organisation:Foster Wales Flintshire
Salary:£50,000 annual support package + additional allowances (see below)
Contract Type:Full-time (Flexible, home-based)
Sector:Family Support / Social Care / Children&Families

To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• Be 21 years of age or over
• Have a spare, dedicated bedroom in your home
• Have experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults (professionally or personally)
• Be a British citizen or hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK

Important - Visa Status

We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:

• EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status
• Graduate visas
• Skilled Worker visas
• Student visas
• Health&Care Worker visas
• Spouse Visa
• Any other temporary or time-limited visa

Fostering requires permanent residency status in the UK.

If you do not meet all of the above criteria, please do not apply, as your application will not be progressed
Are you a Family Support Worker ready to change a life at home?

As a Family Support Worker, you've already stepped in during some of the most critical moments in a child's life. Now, you can be the person who provides not just short-term help-but long-term healing and stability.

Foster Wales Flintshire is looking for compassionate individuals living nearHaslingden and Rossendaleto become foster carers for young people who are making progress in school and community life, but need a consistent and caring home to stay on that path.

If you've supported families in challenging circumstances, worked with multi-agency teams, or helped children overcome trauma, this role will feel like a natural next step.
About the Role

This opportunity involves welcoming a young person into your home full-time-often a child stepping down from residential or high-support care. They may have faced trauma or instability in the past, but are now beginning to settle.

You'll play a vital role in helping them continue that progress-through safe routines, emotional support, and therapeutic care-all with the backing of a dedicated fostering team.
We're Looking For Individuals or Couples Who:

• Have experience infamily support, safeguarding, or direct work with children and young people
• Can provide a full-time, nurturing home
• Have aspare bedroom
• Hold afull UK driving licence
• Are reflective, resilient, and open to learning
• Ideally don't have children under 16 at home (though all applications are considered individually)

What You'll Receive

Financial Support:

• £50,000 annual support package
• Weekly fostering allowance up to£258.79 (around£13,453 per year)
• Additional allowances for birthdays, holidays, and Christmas (up to£1,035 annually)

Wraparound Support:

• A dedicated social worker and team from Foster Wales Flintshire
• A linked experienced foster carer for day-to-day advice and guidance
• Trauma-informed and therapeutic training
• Peer support groups and well-being sessions

Additional Benefits:

• 50% Council Tax discount
• Blue Light Card for nationwide discounts
• Membership to The Fostering Network
• Access to the Mockingbird model (where available)
• Recognition and rewards via the CareFriends app

Why Foster with Foster Wales Flintshire?

We are anot-for-profit fostering team-part of the local authority. That means all funding and decisions stay focused on children, families, and community outcomes-not profit.

As a Family Support Worker, you already know how to build trust, manage challenges, and support change. With our training and team behind you, you can now offer a child the one thing they need most: a stable home where they are safe, seen, and supported.
Apply Now

You've stood by families in crisis-now be the family that makes the difference.
If you live near Haslingden or Rossendale and are ready to explore fostering, we'd love to hear from you.