FOSTER CARERS WANTED - make a difference to young people who haven't always had the best start.
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PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE has been established since 1994 and the fostering service being established since 2011 with the focus being on providing a high standard of care to some of our most vulnerable young people through a highly flexible and integrated approach.
If you have experience of working with or parenting young people, are aged over 21 years, have a spare bedroom and a desire to make a difference, then fostering may be a career for you.
We are looking to recruit people from all walks of life, cultures, religions, families, couples, single people and people from the LGBT community to become foster carers.
Fostering can be challenging, but it can also be very rewarding and we pride ourselves on providing a high level of support to our foster carers who are part of a professional team, working in partnership to meet the needs of the young people in their care.
We offer:
- a comprehensive training programme
- 24 hour social work support
- healthcare plan
- 14 nights respite/holiday per year
- access to a Clinical Psychologist
- support worker
- highly experienced social work team
- a competitive fee
If you would like to discuss the role of a foster carer in more detail in order to establish if it is a career you could consider, then get in touch.