PLEASE NOTE: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EMPLOYER FOR THIS JOB. YOU WILL BE SELF-EMPLOYED.
Contract Type: Self-Employed
Salary: £55,068 - £59,488 per annum - £877 per week when there is not a child placed, and the age-related fostering allowance is paid in addition while a child is living with you
Location: Home based
Do YOU have skills and experience of working with children and young people?
Would YOU like to spend more time with children and young people in your role and see the difference this can make?
WE are looking for people like you, with experience of working with children and young people perhaps in residential care, or with special educational needs and or health disabilities. YOU could be the difference to Leicestershire’s looked after children as a One2One foster carer.
We have all the support, training, and professional development opportunities for you, along with generous payments and allowances.
You will be surrounded by a supportive team, while providing intensive support to a young person in your home.
YOU can unlock your potential, utilise your skills and experience and together, WE will make a difference to young lives.
To find out more about the role, please visit our website: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/education-and-children/fostering/one2one-foster-carers.
To view a copy of the job description for the role, please click here.
For more information about these rewarding specialist fostering roles or to register your interest, please contact:
The Fostering and Adoption Recruitment Team
Telephone: 0116 305 0505 (open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am to 8pm)
Email: [email protected] or complete our contact form
You can also join us at one of our 'Find out about Fostering' events or sign up for our ‘Thinking about Fostering’ newsletter which will be emailed directly to your inbox with information and case studies about Fostering with Leicestershire.
Please note that the ‘Apply Now’ button below only allows you to create a job alert for vacancies with Leicestershire County Council, it is not an online application form for this job.
Skills Required
- Be self-employed (contracting arrangement)
- Experience working with children and young people (for example residential care, SEN, or health disabilities)
- Provide intensive one-to-one support to a young person in your home
- Home-based availability and suitable accommodation to foster
- Willingness to undertake required training and professional development
What We Do
Nottingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands region of England. It is focused on becoming a renewed council that delivers for local people and leads the city forward, with a vision to build a flourishing, inclusive, and sustainable city where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
