Transitions Foster Carer - Healthcare Assistant & Support Worker

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 Healthcare Assistants & 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: Health & Social Care / Children & Families / Wellbeing

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 Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker ready for your most meaningful role?

Some children in care are already making progress in school, their routines, and their friendships. What they need now is a home that helps them stay grounded and supported.

Foster Wales Flintshire is looking for compassionate carers in or near Haslingden and Rossendale who can offer stability to young people thriving in their current communities.

If you've worked in roles like healthcare assistance, mental health support, residential care, or learning disabilities services, you likely already have the nurturing skills and resilience needed to become an outstanding foster carer.

About the Role

This role supports young people stepping down from residential or high-support care settings. They may have experienced challenges in the past but are now ready to grow in a stable family environment.

We re looking for carers who can provide a full-time home, helping children remain in their schools and community networks. This isn t shift work you ll become a child s main carer in your own home, with full wraparound support.

Who We re Looking For

We welcome applications from individuals or couples who:

• Have experience in healthcare, support work, or similar care-focused roles
• Can offer a nurturing, stable, full-time home
• Have a spare bedroom and a full UK driving licence
• Are open to learning, support, and therapeutic approaches
• Ideally don t have children under 16 at home (each situation is considered individually)

What You ll Receive

Financial Support:

• £50,000 annual support package
• Weekly fostering allowance (up to £258.79, approx. £13,453 per year)
• Extra allowances for birthdays, holidays, and festive periods (up to £1,035 per year)

Professional & Practical Support:

• A dedicated social worker from Foster Wales Flintshire
• Regular support from an experienced foster carer
• Specialist training, including therapeutic and trauma-informed care
• Peer support groups, well-being sessions, and development opportunities

Additional Perks:

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

Why Choose Foster Wales Flintshire?

We re not a private agency we re a not-for-profit local authority fostering team. That means every decision and every pound is used to support children and foster carers directly.

You ll become part of a close-knit team that values your background in care, respects your experience, and supports your journey into fostering.

Apply Now

You already care. Now help a young person feel truly at home.
If you live near Haslingden or Rossendale and want to explore this life-changing opportunity, we d love to hear from you.