Salford City Council (Fostering)

Edge of Care Route 29 Carer Salford is a thriving cultural, economic and residential location, well known as a channel for academic and business talent. Children get a great start at a wide range of schools, further education colleges and the award-winning University of Salford. The waterfront development at MediaCity UK makes Salford a major centre of UK media production. We want children growing up in Salford to see and say that their city, community, and services are great and this has been recognised in our most recent Ofsted report which rates our continued overall services as good . This means that children have continued to receive focused, timely and proportionate support in response to their needs and level of risk. Multi-agency arrangements for children are effective and these lead to a good range of interventions that keep children safe (Ofsted 2018) Route 29 is inspired by the 'No Wrong Door' approach which is an exciting way of working collaboratively to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children and families in Salford. Route 29 will focus on providing a robust and asset based intervention to young people aged 8 -18 years who are on the edge of care, in care or at risk of placement instability. We believe that Route 29 will embrace a closer working relationship with adolescents a working with rather than a doing to approach. We want to be seen as a listening organisation and one where young people do not need to repeat their story to each professional, no matter which agency is involved. Our service includes a 28 day residential home that supports young people at times of crisis. Our hub which will provide residential and outreach support will have a dedicated team which includes: Two Deputy Managers Key workers who support young people and their families within the hub and by outreach work in the community Portfolio Leads (keyworkers with additional levels of responsibility) Senior CAMHS Practitioner Speech and Language therapist Educational Psychologist Police Officer Two Specialist Nurses Foster carers who work out of the hub and are part of the professional team We have an exciting opportunity for a Route 29 Foster carer to join our team. We are looking for someone who really wants to make a difference. You will need to have extensive experience of working with vulnerable adolescents who have complex needs and present high risk. You will need to work both in the residential hub and as an outreach worker. You will offer advice, support and guidance to the young people who reside in the hub creating a safe and homely atmosphere. Working as part of a multi-agency team you will display a genuine commitment to the needs and welfare of vulnerable children and adults to ensure the best outcomes for them. You will have experience of completing direct work with young people to support them to make progress, and where safe to do so, ensure they can remain in the care of their family or wider network. You will work in trauma informed way and have the benefit of support and guidance from our specialist team. You will demonstrate our values of Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility to give young people the stability, skills and support to manage their transition to adulthood and independence successfully. This is an exciting time to join Route 29 as the service continues to grow and develop to support more young people across the borough. Learn, grow and develop as a Salford Keyworker. R29 Fostering Recruitment Offer Access to all online training for R29 staff Allocated link manager within R29 who will manage the dates and duration of any placement Access to Route 29 Specialist team for advice (this includes Senior CAMHS Practitioner, Speech and Language Therapist, Educational Psychologist, Specialist nurses, and Missing from Home Police Officer) Access to specialist training offer (monthly face to face sessions) Access to Ram-10pm duty service which will include out of hours visits if needed Young people will be allocated a R29 key worker to support them during their stay with you and beyond Options to attend development days with the R29 team A peer support group of other R29 foster carers At Salford we re committed to supporting our staff to learn and grow and from day one we ll support you to succeed within Salford through ongoing learning and development. This will include some core training both online and face to face as well as the opportunity to continue with apprenticeships relevant for your role. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Salford City Council (Fostering), please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Foster Carers (for various foster carer roles) Salary : Up to £42,848 (made up of weekly skills payment + weekly allowances per child, tax-free, depending on the age of the children) We are looking for people who live in Salford or surrounding areas who have a spare room , who are passionate about improving children s lives, who are aged 21 or over , and able to use their professional experience in a different but truly life-changing way. We re looking for people with the heart, resilience, and skills to make a real difference in keeping local children within their local community. Salford Council s Fostering Team is looking to recruit foster carers for a wide variety of different fostering schemes who can: Ability to offer short term or long term fostering homes for local Salford children and young people aged 0 - 18 years. Ability to offer respite care in times of need. Care for sibling groups of 2 or more children where possible, individual placements also. People with SEN experience to provide specialist care to our complex children and children with additional needs. We are actively recruiting foster carers who can care for children aged between 0 - 18 years old who are in short term and long term fostering homes. We are looking for local foster carers who can look after a diverse range of children and young people, particularly for older children and teenagers, brothers and sisters and children with additional needs. We are looking for people who can demonstrate they have the time, availability, space, a spare room and empathy to offer their home to a local Salford child or young person. Our foster carers must be willing to work with a wide age range of children and our foster carers need to be able to show commitment, understanding and compassion to children during difficult times and help them to thrive. The role involves the overall daily 24/7 everyday care of looking after a child or young person, taking children to and from education setting, arranging and attending appointments and meetings. We also welcome applications from anyone who is able to care for sibling groups of 2 or more children as, wherever possible, we aim to place siblings together in order to maintain the bond and promote attachment that siblings have to one another. We provide our foster carers with an excellent training, support and tax free financial package and benefits and we will help guide them through the assessment process and work with them as a team to ensure the needs of the foster carer and the child are met. We offer local discounts to our foster carers, tax advice and local support groups where our carers receive peer-to-peer support from other foster carers in Salford. Successful applicant s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Salford City Council (Fostering), please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.