 A student who lived in 40 different foster homes before starting her degree at the University of Bristol says more needs to be done to support student care leavers.
Nadia Sajir went into care at 13 years old. She says too often foster children are forgotten about when they move to university which can be one of the most challenging times for care leavers. In 2018-2019, only 6% of care leavers were known to be in higher education. Nadia says, "Care leavers aren't encouraged to pursue higher education, nearly half drop out, and it's such a shame because they could be lawyers, doctors, if they were just encouraged to pursue higher education which they're not." She now says she wants to raise awareness about the lack of support for care leavers at university. She's launching a new network to offer support and advice to care leavers and is calling on local authorities and universities to offer more consistent support. There's a video Nadia created with her team to help spread the word in this article Nadia says it is now more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic to provide the right support for care leavers. She says, "Bristol's empty right now because all the students have returned home and everyone's being encouraged to return home and be with their loved ones but that's really really tough for any care leaver to hear. I can't return home because I don't have a home." Maria Tottle is a Mature Students' & Peer Support Adviser at the University of Bristol. She says there needs to be consistent support for care leavers and estranged students at university and says it's the years after that can often be the hardest. Source: www.itv.com/news  Location: Fishponds Salary: Up to £37,290 + £1,500 pa (upon joining OOH rota) Closing Date: 07/06/2020 Interview Date: 15/06/2020 Hours: 35 hours per week Office Based (although working from home during Covid-19 crisis) Fixed-Term (up to one year contract - Maternity Cover) TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Supervising Social Worker to be part of a national non-profit making organisation at a local level. We are interested in hearing from Senior Supervising Social Workers for whom quality of service is paramount and in those who share our commitment to working in partnership with children and their foster carers in the development of the agency. The overall purpose of the Senior Supervising Social Worker is to recruit, assess, train and support a diverse range of foster carers and placements. As a Senior Supervising Social Worker you will be required to have:
An Enhanced DBS disclosure is also required, and this will be requested for you by TACT. The successful candidate will participate on the out of hours’ rota and will receive an out of hours’ allowance payment of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. The Senior Supervising Social Worker will be eligible for TACT's excellent benefits package which includes:
Please see the job information pack for further information. Closing: Sunday, 7th June 2020 Interviews: Monday, 15th June 2020 (via Skype) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. Previous applicants in last 6 months need not apply. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here  Location: Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Salary: £17,838 to £18,730 per annum, depending on qualifications (maximum job rate potential is £19,622 per annum which is performance related). Contract Type: Permanent / Part Time Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2020 We currently have an amazing opportunity available for a Fostering Supervising Social Worker to join our Therapeutic Fostering Service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a caring and calm approach to help support and supervise the Foster Carers within our Fostering Team. This is a unique opportunity to join our established not for profit Fostering Service which provides therapeutic placements for young people as well as parent and child placements. All candidates should hold a valid driving licence and have regular access to a vehicle for work purposes. Qualifications The ideal candidate should be a HCPC registered social worker. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and supportive employer and recognise that working in care, although incredibly rewarding, is not without its challenges. Therefore, we want you to feel appreciated for the life changing work you are doing. You will receive comprehensive training, company pension scheme, have excellent career progression opportunities, and be working in a warm and welcoming work environment – amongst many other things. Essential Information Salary: The current full time salary scale for this position is £17,838 to £18,730 per annum, depending on qualifications (maximum job rate potential is £19,622 per annum which is performance related). At appointment: The actual salary based on 22 hours per week will be, £17,838 to £18,730 per annum, depending on qualifications. Hours: 22 hours per week Closing Date: Sunday 28th June 2020 Interviews: The interviews have been scheduled to take place on 14th July 2020. The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview, if successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a second formal interview. We anticipate that each interview should last a maximum of 60 minutes. Please note: Due to the current Pandemic, all recent interviews have been carried out virtually. Once the shortlisting process has been completed, we will contact all successful candidates to update them on the interview process. To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Border Agency (UKBA) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKBA guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview. We are committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post. For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on our website. Full details and application documents here  Location: Fishponds Salary: Up to £33,000 + £1,500 pa (upon joining OOH rota) Closing Date: 02/06/2020 Interview Date: 12/06/2020 Hours: 35 hours per week Permanent Office Based (although working from home during Covid-19 crisis) TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a national non-profit making organisation at a local level. We are interested in individuals for whom quality of service is paramount and in those who share our commitment to working in partnership with children and their foster carers in the development of the agency. The overall purpose of this role is to manage caseloads, assess, train and support a diverse range of foster carers, children and young people. You may also be involved in the recruitment of foster carers. You are required to have the following
The candidate will be required to participate on an out of hours’ rota and will be paid an additional allowance of £1,500 per annum for this duty (once participating in the rota). An Enhanced DBS disclosure check is required for the Supervising Social Worker role and will be requested for you by TACT. The Supervising Social Worker will be eligible for TACT's excellent benefits package which includes:
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more detailed information. Areas covered: Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. Previous applicants in last 6 months need not apply. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment Click here for more information, contact details and relevant documentation.  Location: Northants Salary: £24,300 per annum Closing Date: 01/06/2020 Interview Date: 09/06/2020 Hours: 35 hours per week Fixed Term Contract until January 2021 TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity. Formed in 1993, we now have over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children's development.
TACT offer an excellent benefits package including:
Building upon our reputation for delivering excellent outcomes for children. We are now looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, highly-motivated individual with experience in administration within the social care field to work with us as a Placement Officer in our East Midlands office based in Kettering. The Placement Officer is responsible for receiving placement requests for children who need to be looked after and matching them to our foster carer in cooperation with the Duty Social Worker. The role requires exceptional communication skills and discrection, sensitivity and the capability to deal with conflicting priorities at times. The successful applicant will have the following essential attributes:
A standard DBS clearance is required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf. Please see the Placement Officer Job Description and Job Information Pack for full details.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applications are received, you are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment Click here for more information, contact details and relevant documentation.  It would be dangerously irresponsible to have an NHS with only A&E departments but no GPs, no cancer screening services and no public health education – yet this kind of short-sightedness is what we’re facing in children’s services.
The past decade has been tough for children’s services. Under-investment has meant that local authorities have had to make tough choices about what support they can offer children and their families. But now, as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, we’re concerned there could be a surge in demand for support for vulnerable children, at a time when children’s services were already facing a funding crisis. An ever-growing funding gap To help raise these concerns, the biggest children’s charities supporting vulnerable children in the country have come together to release a joint report on children’s services funding. Our analysis highlights how available funding for children’s services has fallen £2.2bn since 2010/11. We found that as spending on services that can help children’s lives from reaching crisis-point has fallen by nearly half over the last decade, local authorities have had to increase spending on late intervention services by 29%. Coupled with the fact that spending on looked-after children has increased by 40% since 2010, a picture is emerging that suggests vulnerable children are having to wait for their lives to spiral into crisis before getting much-needed support. North-South divide There’s also clearly a North-South divide when it comes to falls in funding. Local authorities in North of England have seen a cut of 27% to their funding compared to 23% in the Midlands and 21% in the South of England. What’s particularly concerning is that deprived areas have seen their funding fall twice as fast as the least deprived areas at a time when demand has increased. Between 2010 and 2019 the most deprived local authorities have seen the number of children in need rise 12,670 (17%) compared to a rise of 2,740 (4%) amongst the least deprived local authorities. Ultimately, our major worry is that during this pandemic, many of the places that can help identify children who might need support – such as children’s centres and schools – are closed due to the lockdown. We think it’s likely that we’ll see a surge in the needs of vulnerable children as we emerge from this crisis – but as our report highlights, children’s services may be ill-prepared to cope with these extra challenges after a decade of reduced investment. As such we’re campaigning for increased investment from government in this year’s spending review – and you can help. We’re asking people like you to contact their MP to raise this issue - so that more politicians have the information they need to take action: https://e-activist.com/page/60873/action/1?ea.tracking.id=blog Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk  Tanya was raised by a family member, who later passed away. This inspired her to become a care worker with vulnerable adults. Once her children had grown up, Tanya decided to become a foster carer. Since 2018, she and her husband Tony have been foster carers for Action for Children and have already welcomed four children into their home. Here, Tanya explains how fostering has changed her life.
“When I first heard the word ‘fostering’, I instantly thought of care, compassion and empathy. I started considering becoming a foster carer two and a half years ago. My children had grown up and I felt proud that I had raised them to be kind and caring adults. Being a parent made me wonder what would have happened to my children if they hadn’t had the guidance from their parents and how much different their lives could have been without a support system. “I had a difficult upbringing, but thankfully I had a loving family member who raised me as her own for 13 years until, sadly, she passed. In those 13 years she taught me so much kindness, care, compassion, honesty and gave me all the tools I needed to grow up to be the adult I am today and for that I will be forever grateful. “This inspired me to go into care work myself. Before I became a foster carer, I worked with elderly vulnerable adults, a job I enjoyed immensely and which taught me skills I could later use in my fostering role. “To me, fostering is offering a young person a safe family life. It can be challenging at times, but also very rewarding. It’s a bit like being on a rollercoaster; we go through many twists and turns, ups and downs. We show and express lots of emotions during the ride; fear, laughter, relief, and after all emotions settle, we want to do it all over again. “Fostering can be difficult, but I can honestly say it is the most rewarding job I have ever had. A foster child does not want a lot - they just want to feel safe, included, listened to, loved and cared for, just like anyone else. Offering them all these things will make a lasting difference. Every now and then you will experience certain difficulties along the way, such as sleepless nights or mixed emotions about everything, but I think the positives outweigh it all. “Seeing the young person grow and develop the life skills you have taught them gives you a sense of achievement like no other. That warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you bond with them and share cuddles and affection is truly amazing and makes it all worthwhile. And in the end, you will get to cherish the memories of all the special moments you shared together. “I have looked after young people of different age groups, some for longer periods than others, but I do believe each one of them has taken something positive away with them. I once had a young person in placement staying only for a short period of two weeks and we made sure that we made them feel included as soon as they came through the door and treated them with utmost respect and dignity. When this young person rang their social worker to let them know how they were getting on, they said that we had treated them as family from the beginning. We were overwhelmed by these lovely comments, especially because it showed us that even in a short space of time you can make a real difference to someone’s life. Each child who has come through my door is treated with the same love and care, no matter how long the stay. “Fostering has changed my life for the better and I am so thankful that I took the leap of faith into the unknown. There is no better feeling than watching a young person thrive and flourish knowing that you provided them with the stepping stones to help them along the way. You don’t need any special qualifications to foster, all you need is space in your life and the willingness to care for someone who really needs it. If you can help a young person take a small step every day, eventually they will be able to walk miles on their own. I am happy to be helping them on their way with those small steps.” Are you passionate about making a difference for children, and have energy and space in your life? We’d love you to join our team and become a foster carer with us. Source: www.actionforchildren.org.uk  Circa: £17,700 Department/Division: England North Location: Middlesbrough Contract Type: Permanent Part Time (15 hours per week, Mon & Tue 9-5pm) Closing Date: 28 May 2020 How does Action for Children work?
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of over 300,000 children, young people and families. Our Fostering North service provides a variety of placements including therapeutic fostering placements for young people. We recruit foster carers to provide safe, stable and successful foster placements for the most vulnerable children from local authorities throughout the Fostering North (Middlesbrough) area. The role As a Referrals Officer you will build strong relationships with Local Authority Commissioners and social work teams by being dependable, responsive and supportive. You will work in partnership to advocate for best practice when making placements and represent Action for Children's values in your delivery. You will support our social workers and carers by providing clear and concise information and support the delivery of safe processes to ensure placements are made in line with contractual specifications. How will you make a difference?
What will you need?
How we reward you We have a first-rate employee benefit package including but not restricted to:
This is a current and live role and we shall be progressing as normal with our recruitment for this position. To comply with social distancing, we intend to interview remotely for the time being. Details will be discussed with applicants who progress to interview stage. For more information on this opportunity please contact Lynsey on 07920 428 847 or email lynsey.munro@actionforchildren.org.uk and quote reference number 3689. Click here for more information, contact details and relevant documentation.  Local authority children’s services have been reduced to crisis-driven firefighting as a result of years of under investment. This has left them ill-prepared to cope with the torrent of extra challenges presented by the coronavirus lockdown, a report by the UK’s largest children’s charities warns today.
New analysis by The Children’s Society, Barnardo’s, Action for Children, NSPCC and the National Children’s Bureau reveals the true impact of a toxic cocktail of cuts and a soaring demand for help. Over the last decade local authority budgets have been so squeezed that councils can only afford to get involved when children have reached crisis point and need costly interventions, like being taken into care. Now the charities are deeply concerned about how these already overstretched services will cope after the coronavirus crisis, with a crippling spike in demand expected, as the true extent of the devastation caused by the pandemic becomes apparent. It is feared even more children and families, ‘hidden’ from the view of professionals during the lockdown, could slip through the cracks, doomed to reach crisis point before any help is provided. Councils are in a Catch-22 situation because, while they know the best long term option is to invest in early intervention services like children’s centres and youth workers, they cannot afford to do this. Instead, they are spending a greater proportion of available funding on children in crisis today. Funding available for children’s services has fallen by £2.2 billion between 2010/11 and 2018/19 so they simply cannot afford to pay for early intervention services, leading to spending on early help dropping by almost half (46%) during this period. At the start of the decade, late intervention, including child protection teams and youth justice services, accounted for 58% of local authority spending on children and young people’s services. This had risen to 78% by 2018/19. The biggest increase in spending was for services for children in care, soaring by 40% from 2010/11 to 2018/19. The report finds councils have had to make difficult spending decisions to bridge the gap between the funding received from central government and what they need in order to keep services going. They are doing this by reallocating funds from other budgets and this has led to them being able to partially plug the funding gap, with spending on children’s services only falling by £536 million (a six per cent reduction) between 2010/11 and 2018/19. But the leading children’s charities warn this is not sustainable in the long run – and some local authorities were already spending reserves in order to support children’s services provision. The charities say the Government must help local authorities by injecting funds to repair the children’s social care system. This will allow them to be able to afford preventative early intervention services like family support and children’s centres. By doing so, fewer families will reach crisis point and so they will have to spend less on costly late intervention work. Barnardo’s Chief Executive, Javed Khan said: “We have long warned about the 'perfect storm' facing children's social care, and the gap between demand and resource will widen further as a result of coronavirus. "Even before the lockdown children were facing growing challenges, from knife crime and gangs, to cyberbullying and online grooming. Now there is a new wave of ‘hidden’ children, falling into poverty, experiencing domestic abuse and tipping the existing crisis in mental health into catastrophe. “We know there will be a massive increase in demand for support, with the effects of the pandemic felt for years to come. But the overstretched system cannot cope, and the Government must step in to fund vital early intervention services, so families get the help they need before reaching crisis point. "But it is not simply about money - we need to spend resources wisely. This is why Barnardo’s is taking a radical new approach - working with national and local partners and investing our own resource to co-design and deliver services that change children’s lives, and the system around them, for the better.” Deputy Chief Executive at Action for Children, Carol Iddon, said: “The coronavirus crisis has exploded into the lives of vulnerable families after a decade of decline in central government funding for services that protect children from harm. “It would be dangerously irresponsible to have an NHS with only A&E departments but no GPs, no cancer screening services and no public health education – yet this kind of short-sightedness is what we’re facing in children’s services. A system geared only for crisis, guarantees more children will end up in crisis. And we’re here because for ten long years councils have been backed into an ever-tighter corner, with no choice but to abandon early help services that stop family problems like domestic abuse or neglect from spiralling. “We risk being unprepared for the fallout for families from the coronavirus crisis. The right thing to do for children - and the smart thing to do for public finances - is for the government to invest in early help services now, to stem the torrent of children being taken into care and reverse the ballooning financial and social cost of years of underinvestment.” The Children’s Society Chief Executive, Mark Russell, said: “Even before the current crisis, we were gravely concerned that the huge funding shortfall facing local government would leave ever more vulnerable children in danger. “Now, the risks children continue to face inside and outside the home may be hidden from the view of professionals until the lockdown is lifted. Councils may then face a perfect storm of soaring demand to support young people amid massive new financial pressures. “They desperately need extra funding from the government to support these children and rebuild early intervention services to ensure many more young people get help before they reach crisis point.” Anna Feuchtwang, Chief Executive of the National Children’s Bureau, said: “Children’s services, left reeling from a decade of cuts, now have to meet the complex extra needs of children and families brought on by the pandemic, pushing the whole system of support further towards breaking point. “In this climate, children’s social care is rapidly becoming a bare bones service that only responds in emergencies. “The government must act and give local authorities the funding they need to help children before their problems escalate.” NSPCC’s Chief Executive, Peter Wanless, said: “For a decade, local authorities have balanced reductions in funding against the growing costs of placing more children in increasingly expensive residential provision by reducing other services and shifting resources to plug gaps. “This was not sustainable before the coronavirus crisis and the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on children means it cannot continue. We need a new approach. “The government must take the opportunity of the spending round to set out a plan for investment in children services that will deliver the evidence-based interventions that can make all the difference for children and families, giving them the platform they need to have happy and fulfilling lives.” Appendix 1 - Research from councils Staff from three councils across England were interviewed for the report and spoke about the difficult decisions they are having to make. One worker, with over 10 years experience, said: “I've never seen the type of need from some of our families that we’re seeing now.” Another said: “We’ve got a declining overall budget at a time when demand is significantly increasing. So the council’s then faced with the choices of keeping statutory and non-statutory services and obviously it's the non-statutory services that start to go - but as you get smaller and smaller it becomes increasingly difficult to cut the non-statutory services. “When you put those choices forward then you have to be very clear as to what the consequences are and then do you try and protect children’s, or do you try and protect social care, or do you close this or stop doing that? Those are the choices that have to be made.” One staff member spoke about problems with the way they have juggled budgets to keep children’s services running: “What we can't keep on doing is saying demand has gone up again, trying to find some money. We’ll resort to use one-off resources and then our savings target just keeps increasing. We can't keep doing that year on year because the reserves will run out.” Appendix 2 - The North / South Divide The research found that while all areas had seen a reduction in funding, there was a noticeable divide between the North and the South of England. Combined, local authorities in the North of England have seen a cut of 27% to their funding compared to 23% in the Midlands and 21% in the South of England. The research also found there is an anomaly where deprived areas have had deeper cuts in funding than less-deprived areas. Whilst the least deprived have seen a 14% cut to funding, their level of spending has risen by 9%. In comparison, the most deprived have seen their funding cut by 32% and have reduced their spending by 14%. In 2019, regions in the North of England had higher rates of children in care, children referred to social services and child protection enquiries compared to regions in the South of England. This suggests the regions facing the greatest demand for children’s services are also the ones facing the largest cuts in central government funding. The coalition of charities says the government must redress this balance so areas of most need have adequate funding to support vulnerable families. Notes to editors Methodology for the reports To provide an estimate of central government funding for children and young people’s services we have used core spending power. This is detailed through the Local Government Finance Settlement published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). To produce figures about the spending on children and young people’s services we have reviewed publicly available section 251 data published by the Department for Education (DfE). In our analysis about spending on early and late intervention we have taken a broad approach to defining early intervention, incorporating some universal and targeted services. Early intervention funding covers spending on services that seek to work with children at a lower level of need. This includes: Children’s centres and other early years services: This includes local authority spending on the management of children’s centres and delivery of their services. It does not include the early education free entitlement. Family support services: This includes targeted family support (such as intensive family interventions, home care and contributions to healthcare for children) and universal family support (for example, home-school liaison, peer to peer support services and relationship support). Services for young people: This includes targeted and universal services for young people, such as: youth work, activities for young people, services to support young people’s participation in education or training, student support, and preventative substance misuse and teenage pregnancy services. Late intervention refers to those areas of spend primarily dealing with children who have reached a higher level of need. This includes: Youth Justice: This includes costs related to youth offending teams, secure accommodation and remand fostering costs. Children in care: this includes adoption and fostering services, residential care and cost of children leaving care. Child protection and safeguarding: this includes spending on local safeguarding children’s boards, functions under the child death review processes and social work. To estimate spending per child we have used population estimates per local authority based on a single age from NOMIS. Values have been adjusted to 2018/19 levels (‘real terms’) using the 'GDP Price Deflator', which measures the change in prices for all goods and services produced in the economy. About Barnardo’s Last year around 300,000 children, young people, parents and carers were supported by Barnardo’s through more than 1,000 services across the UK, such as young carers, care leavers, foster carers and adoptive parents, training and skills or parenting classes. We work to change the lives of vulnerable children in the UK and every year we help thousands of families to build a better future. But we cannot do it without you. Visit www.barnardos.org.uk to find out how you can get involved. Registered charity No. 216250 and SC037605 Follow Barnardo’s media team on Twitter @BarnardosNews About Action for Children Action for Children protects and supports vulnerable children and young people by providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. With 476 services in communities across the country, the charity helps more than 387,000 children, teenagers, parents and carers a year. Actionforchildren.org.uk About The Children’s Society The Children’s Society is a national charity that helps the most vulnerable children and young people in Britain today. We run services and campaigns to make children’s lives better and change the systems that are placing them in danger. We listen. We support. We act. Together with our supporters we’re improving the lives of children today and building hope for a better future. About the National Children’s Bureau For more than 50 years, the National Children’s Bureau has worked to champion the rights of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families. As a leading children’s charity, we take the voices of children to the heart of Government, bringing people and organisations together to drive change in society and deliver a better childhood for the UK. We are united for a better childhood. For more information visit www.ncb.org.uk About the NSPCC The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands. Using voluntary donations, which make up around 90 per cent of our funding, we help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, we protect children at risk, and we find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening. So when a child needs a helping hand, we’ll be there. When parents are finding it tough, we’ll help. When laws need to change, or governments need to do more, we won’t give up until things improve. Our Childline service provides a safe, confidential place for children with no one else to turn to, whatever their worry, whenever they need help. Our free NSPCC helpline provides adults with a place they can get advice and support, share their concerns about a child or get general information about child protection. Adults can contact the helpline 365 days a year. ENDS MEDIA CONTACT: Action for Children press office – 07802 802 679 / mediateam@actionforchildren.org.uk
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We are looking for a Fostering Social Worker to join our small developing Fostering Service located in the Yorkshire and Humber Area. The role includes recruiting and assessing new applicants as well as supporting a caseload of foster carers. This role will be mainly Monday to Friday during the day but there will be some flexibility required to meet the needs of the service. There is also an on-call rota which you will be required to undertake, 1 night in every 3/4 weeks. We promote and support agile working with all our Fostering Social Workers to enable you to work with a manageable caseload. Fostering experience and knowledge of fostering regulations is essential for this position. Part of the role is to develop and manage multi agency partnerships. This position also requires a good understanding of therapeutic parenting models. Our team consists of Admin Support, Social Workers, and Referral Officers. We also work in partnership with Chrysalis psychology services who support us, and our therapeutic work with children and young people. Click here for more information, contact details and relevant documentation. |
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