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Have a spare room and a big heart? You could transform a child s life and your own as a Foster Carer.
We re Sparks Fostering, rated Outstanding for leadership by Ofsted, and we re looking for Foster Carers across Bristol and surrounding counties who can provide a safe and supportive home to a child or young person.
You don t need special qualifications just a willingness to learn, a nurturing heart, and space in your home.
What We Offer:
Pay & Financial Support
Grants & Extras
Training & Ongoing Support
What You ll Do:
As a foster carer, you ll care for a child who cannot live with their birth family. Your role is to provide stability, safety, and love we provide everything else.
You ll attend training, work with a social worker, and be part of a supportive fostering team.
Requirements:
Additional Benefits:
Next Steps:
Interested in finding out more?
- Click Apply Now!
We d love to hear from you even if you're just exploring your options.
This is a home based role, caring for vulnerable children or young people who will live with you within your home. You will need to have at least 1 permanently available spare bedroom to be considered.
Every day children all over the UK need to leave their families and their homes for a variety of reasons. Most often this is due to neglect and abuse but there are many other reasons children may need to be cared for. For these vulnerable children and young people, being placed within families that are stable, warm and welcoming is vital. They often come to their foster homes scared and anxious with very little with them, sometimes with nothing but the clothes they are wearing.
At F5 Foster Care, we recruit, assess and train potential Foster Carers so that they are able to provide the right kind of support and security to these children. Like many other roles, fostering isn t easy but is very rewarding and makes a huge difference to children s lives.
We are looking to hear from individuals who would like to begin their fostering adventure or from those that would just like to find out more information. F5 Foster Care offers generous weekly fees and allowances whilst a child is in placement with you, and an ongoing high-quality package of training and support that is suitable for all levels of experience, personal social workers to guide you through the assessment and to support you throughout your fostering career as well as additional benefits such a full membership to Foster Talk and access to wide range of discounts.
Below is a list of essential criteria that you MUST meet in order to be considered.
This vacancy may be of interest to the following candidates - Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, Health Advisor, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Teacher, Teaching Assistant or childminder.
This is a home based role, caring for vulnerable children or young people who will live with you within your home. You will need to have at least 1 permanently available spare bedroom to be considered.
Every day children all over the UK need to leave their families and their homes for a variety of reasons. Most often this is due to neglect and abuse but there are many other reasons children may need to be cared for. For these vulnerable children and young people, being placed within families that are stable, warm and welcoming is vital. They often come to their foster homes scared and anxious with very little with them, sometimes with nothing but the clothes they are wearing.
At F5 Foster Care, we recruit, assess and train potential Foster Carers so that they are able to provide the right kind of support and security to these children. Like many other roles, fostering isn t easy but is very rewarding and makes a huge difference to children s lives.
We are looking to hear from individuals who would like to begin their fostering adventure or from those that would just like to find out more information. F5 Foster Care offers generous weekly fees and allowances whilst a child is in placement with you, and an ongoing high-quality package of training and support that is suitable for all levels of experience, personal social workers to guide you through the assessment and to support you throughout your fostering career as well as additional benefits such a full membership to Foster Talk and access to wide range of discounts.
Below is a list of essential criteria that you MUST meet in order to be considered.
This vacancy may be of interest to the following candidates - Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, Health Advisor, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Teacher, Teaching Assistant or childminder.
This is a home based role, caring for vulnerable children or young people who will live with you within your home. You will need to have at least 1 permanently available spare bedroom to be considered.
Every day children all over the UK need to leave their families and their homes for a variety of reasons. Most often this is due to neglect and abuse but there are many other reasons children may need to be cared for. For these vulnerable children and young people, being placed within families that are stable, warm and welcoming is vital. They often come to their foster homes scared and anxious with very little with them, sometimes with nothing but the clothes they are wearing.
At F5 Foster Care, we recruit, assess and train potential Foster Carers so that they are able to provide the right kind of support and security to these children. Like many other roles, fostering isn t easy but is very rewarding and makes a huge difference to children s lives.
We are looking to hear from individuals who would like to begin their fostering adventure or from those that would just like to find out more information. F5 Foster Care offers generous weekly fees and allowances whilst a child is in placement with you, and an ongoing high-quality package of training and support that is suitable for all levels of experience, personal social workers to guide you through the assessment and to support you throughout your fostering career as well as additional benefits such a full membership to Foster Talk and access to wide range of discounts.
Below is a list of essential criteria that you MUST meet in order to be considered.
This vacancy may be of interest to the following candidates - Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, Health Advisor, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Teacher, Teaching Assistant or childminder.
Could this be your most rewarding role yet?
Become a Lleol (local) Foster Carer with Flintshire County Council
Annual Fee: £50,000 + up to £13,453.96 in Weekly Allowances
Plus, additional payments for holidays, birthdays & Christmas
You've built a career supporting others But have you ever thought about doing it from your own home - and truly changing a life forever? We're looking for people with passion, patience, and experience to take the next step - not just into another job, but into a whole new way of making a difference. This is fostering - but not as you know it.
This is Lleol Fostering.
Lleol means local in Welsh and with fostering - maintaining locality is hugely important.
There are children and young people in and around the Flintshire area who need something more than just a traditional fostering placement. They need time, patience, expertise - and above all - someone who will believe in them and fight their corner.
We are looking for extraordinary people to join us as Lleol Foster Carers - including those who have worked as Housing Officers, helping individuals and families through difficult times, safeguarding vulnerable people, and coordinating support to help them thrive. If you've supported others through crisis, transition, or instability, you could make an incredible difference in a child's life by offering them a stable, caring home.
What makes Lleol Foster Carers different?
This is a specialist fostering role - supporting young people who are leaving high-support settings like residential care and helping them to transition to family life as smoothly as possible.
We take a therapeutic approach to professional parenting, giving you every opportunity to develop your skills through full training, exceptional support, and a team walking alongside you every step of the way.
What You'll Receive as a Lleol Foster Carer:
Could You Be a Lleol Foster Carer?
We're looking for individuals or couples who:
Ideally, you won't have other children under 16 living in your home (though exceptions may apply dependent on individual fostering experience).
This Could Be the Career Change You Never Knew You Were Ready For.
If you've worked as a:
• Housing Officer or Housing Support Worker
• Tenancy Sustainment or Homelessness Prevention Officer
• Floating Support Worker or Case Manager
• Community Support Worker
then your ability to support people through complex and emotional situations could make you an outstanding foster carer.
Interested in finding out more about becoming a Lleol Foster Carer in Flintshire?
This is a unique opportunity to do what you do best - but in a role where you can give children what no setting ever can: family, belonging, and the stability of a loving home.
Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas
Location: Bedford and surrounding areas
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)
Employment Type: Full-time Self-employed
To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Important Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
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
Is It Time to Use Your Childcare Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.
If you have experience as a childminder, nanny, or working in residential care, education, health, youth work, or social care, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed it is about offering consistency, kindness, and the belief that life can get better.
As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.
Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?
This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust and independence.
This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.
What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer
Could This Be You?
We are looking for individuals or couples who:
Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.
Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.
Is it Time for a Change?
This is your opportunity to use your childcare skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.
Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.
Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas
Location: Bedford and surrounding areas
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)
Employment Type: Full-time Self-employed
To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Important Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
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
Is It Time to Use Your Childcare Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.
If you have experience as a childminder, nanny, or working in residential care, education, health, youth work, or social care, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed it is about offering consistency, kindness, and the belief that life can get better.
As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.
Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?
This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust and independence.
This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.
What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer
Could This Be You?
We are looking for individuals or couples who:
Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.
Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.
Is it Time for a Change?
This is your opportunity to use your childcare skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.
Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.
This is a home based role, caring for vulnerable children or young people who will live with you within your home. You will need to have at least 1 permanently available spare bedroom to be considered.
Every day children all over the UK need to leave their families and their homes for a variety of reasons. Most often this is due to neglect and abuse but there are many other reasons children may need to be cared for. For these vulnerable children and young people, being placed within families that are stable, warm and welcoming is vital. They often come to their foster homes scared and anxious with very little with them, sometimes with nothing but the clothes they are wearing.
At F5 Foster Care, we recruit, assess and train potential Foster Carers so that they are able to provide the right kind of support and security to these children. Like many other roles, fostering isn t easy but is very rewarding and makes a huge difference to children s lives.
We are looking to hear from individuals who would like to begin their fostering adventure or from those that would just like to find out more information. F5 Foster Care offers generous weekly fees and allowances whilst a child is in placement with you, and an ongoing high-quality package of training and support that is suitable for all levels of experience, personal social workers to guide you through the assessment and to support you throughout your fostering career as well as additional benefits such a full membership to Foster Talk and access to wide range of discounts.
Below is a list of essential criteria that you MUST meet in order to be considered.
This vacancy may be of interest to the following candidates - Healthcare Assistant, Support Worker, Health Advisor, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Teacher, Teaching Assistant or childminder.
Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas
Location: Bedford and surrounding areas
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)
Employment Type: Full-time Self-employed
To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Important Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
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
Is it Time to Use Your Psychology Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.
If you have experience as a Psychologist, supporting children or young people through emotional, behavioural, or mental health challenges, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, understanding, and the belief that life can get better.
As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.
Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?
This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.
This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.
What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer
Could This Be You?
We are looking for individuals or couples who:
Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.
Is it Time for a Change?
This is your opportunity to use your psychology skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.
Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.
Could this be your most rewarding role yet?Transitions Foster Carer - Teaching Assistant
Job Title: Specialist Foster Carer (Ideal for Teaching Assistants)Location: RossendaleSalary: £50,000 annual support package + additional allowances (see below)Contract Type: Full-time (Flexible, home-based)Sector: Children & Families / Education Support / Care / Wellbeing
To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Important - Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
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 Teaching Assistant ready to take your skills beyond the classroom? You already support children's learning, development, and wellbeing - now you can use those same skills to provide a stable, nurturing home for a young person transitioning from residential care or other high-support settings.
Foster Wales Flintshire is looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals near Haslingden and Rossendale to become foster carers for children and young people who are already settled in their communities but need consistency, care, and guidance to continue thriving. Your experience supporting children's growth and building positive relationships equips you to make a lasting difference.
About the Role
This role focuses on supporting young people aged 11-18 as they transition from residential care into a family environment. These young people may have faced challenges in the past but are now ready to build confidence, independence, and stability with consistent support.
You'll welcome a child or young person into your home, supporting them full-time as part of your family - with comprehensive training, ongoing supervision, and professional guidance every step of the way.
We're Looking For Individuals or Couples Who:
What You'll Receive
Financial Support:
Support & Development:
Other Benefits:
Why Foster with Foster Wales Flintshire?
We're not a private agency - we're your local authority fostering team. Every decision and every penny is used directly to support children and carers.
As a Teaching Assistant, you already bring patience, empathy, and the ability to build strong relationships. With our training and support, you can help a young person thrive in a stable, nurturing environment while making a profound difference in your own life.
Apply Now
You've already supported children's learning and development - now help a young person find stability, security, and belonging.
If you live near Haslingden or Rossendale and want to explore becoming a Transitions Foster Carer, we'd love to hear from you.
Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas
Location: Bedford and surrounding areas
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)
Employment Type: Full-time Self-employed
To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Important Visa Status
We are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold:
If you do not meet all of the above criteria, please do not apply, as your application will not be progressed
Is it Time to Use Your Social Work Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.
If you have experience in residential care, education, health, youth work, or social care, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, kindness, and the belief that life can get better.
As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.
Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?
This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust and independence.
This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.
What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer
Could This Be You?
We are looking for individuals or couples who:
Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.
Please note - fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.
Is it Time for a Change?
This is your opportunity to use your social work skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.
Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.
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