Fostering Support Worker - Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom - Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Cheshire West and Chester Council
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Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

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Description
To promote fostering and facilitate the recruitment of foster carers across Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington.


Organisation

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council

Location

  • Ellesmere Port

Job Category

  • Children and Young People Services

Grade

  • CWAC NJC
  • Grade 7

Salary Min
- £27,344 per annum


Salary Max
- £30,151 per annum


Hours per week

  • 37

Weeks per year

Employment Type

  • Permanent

Closing Date

  • 28/08/2023

Ref No

  • W2915

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Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities.

West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.


Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities.

West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.


Now in its sixth year, Foster4, Cheshire West and Chester's pioneering shared foster carer marketing and recruitment service, is looking to recruit a new Fostering Support Worker to join their small, friendly and dynamic team.


As an integral member of this collaborative service, the successful applicant will work on behalf of the three Local Authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington.

They will ensure best practice collaborative approaches to foster carer recruitment are applied, and continuously seek ways to evolve the service to ensure the continued recruitment of high-quality foster carers.


The post holder will also deliver 'Become a Foster Carer' Information Sessions, both face-to-face and online, and attend outreach events to represent the service (some of these will be out of usual office hours).

As such, we are looking for someone who will be a reliable, friendly, confident and a highly motivated team player.

You will need to be comfortable with presenting in front of groups and have a positive and sensitive telephone manner to help enquirers feel at ease.

Knowledge of fostering and children's services would be a distinct advantage, but full training will be provided.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong IT and time management skills and high levels of discretion and sensitivity.

The Foster4 service is primarily based at Warrington Council's Time Square offices.

However mobile and flexible working arrangements are part of the offer so home working and working within the Cheshire West and Chester footprint will be part of the role.


The post holder will be employed by Cheshire West and Chester Council, and jointly line managed by the Foster4 Marketing and Recruitment Officer and a Cheshire West and Chester Council Fostering Service Senior Social Worker.


In addition, the post holder will also retain some Cheshire West and Chester specific responsibilities and be a valued part of the mainstream fostering team.

As such, there will be a requirement to work in Cheshire West and Chester's offices at times.


The contractual work location for this role is listed above however you may be required to work from a range of work locations or sites within the Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington boroughs and beyond and may also be required to work from home, depending on the needs of the service.


As employers, we recognise that Cheshire West and Chester Council has a major role to play in improving the quality of life of its employees.

We are committed to agile flexible and mobile working and helping employees to maintain an effective balance between their work and home life.


We have a strong political and senior leadership team with a wealth of experience and knowledge about children's outcomes across the borough of Cheshire West and Chester.

Children's social care and the wider partnership use this understanding well to target areas for continued improvement.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.


Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.

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