We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team and a growing fostering service in our West Midlands region where you will be able to contribute to achieving positive results for young people. 

Key aspects of the Role:

• Supervision of support workers and social workers.
• Deputising where appropriate for the Fostering Manager.
• Responsibility for carer and staff learning and development, events and activities.

​Applicants should have:

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent professional qualification, and registration with Social Work England (SWE)
• Post-qualification experience of direct work with Looked After Children/ young people and their families.
• Significant experience of working in fostering or adoption, including direct experience of carrying out Form F assessments.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Knowledge of relevant child care legislation.
• Knowledge of Care Standards Act 2000, Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 and the National Minimum Standards.
• Flexibility to work occasionally at weekends and in the evening.
• Willingness to participate in the on call rota.
• Ability to travel independently to all areas required by job responsibilities.

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Location: Stevenage Office with Hybrid working, Carers in Peterborough and Essex

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team and a growing fostering service in the Eastern Region where you will be able to contribute to achieving positive results for young people.  

As a Supervising Social Worker, you will play a key role in the growth and development of St Christopher’s fostering services. You will be responsible for the recruitment, training and assessment of foster carers, building positive relationships with placing authorities, and providing high-quality supervision and support to foster carers to enable them to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Applicants should have:

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent professional qualification, and registration with the Health and Care Professions Care Council (HCPC).
• Experience of working in fostering or adoption.
• Knowledge of relevant child care legislation.
• Ability to manage your caseload effectively and to plan and priorities work to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication, motivation and team work skills.
• Ability to travel independently to all areas required by job responsibilities.
• Passion for building brighter futures for vulnerable young people and delivering the highest quality services possible.

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Galina Markova, Our UK Therapeutic Manager for the charity, has taken over this month’s CEO’s Blog and explains why.


Children’s Mental Health Week – February 2026

As we mark Children’s Mental Health Week, we are invited to reflect on this year’s theme: “This Is My Place.” It’s a theme that speaks to the core of what every child needs—to feel they belong. To feel safe, valued, understood, and part of a community that welcomes them just as they are. In the Wraparound service at St Christopher’s, this isn’t something we focus on once a year. For us, helping children and young people feel that sense of belonging is at the heart of everything we do, every single week.

For many children in care, experiences of trauma, instability, or disrupted relationships can make the idea of “belonging” feel unfamiliar or fragile. That is why our commitment to therapeutic, emotionally attuned care is so vital. Our therapists from the Wraparound team work alongside residential care teams to ensure that every environment we create offers more than shelter—it offers a sense of place, identity, and connection.

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We have presently a fantastic opportunity to join one of our 16+ Homes, located in Twickenham, and make a difference to our Young People’s lives.

As Team Leader, you will assist the Manager in the running of a 16+ semi-independent supported accommodation service, supporting the delivery of high quality transition services for young people that promote their independence and increase their life skills.

We have an enthusiastic team including Support Workers, Waking Night Staff and Management who all have different interests which they bring to the service. If you’re ready for a challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher’s forward we would love to hear from you!

Applicants should have:

• At least two year’s relevant experience providing housing and/or support services to vulnerable individuals
• A good understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of housing services for young people
• Knowledge of the welfare benefits system in relation to young people.
• Ability to lead, motivate, supervise and support staff and be a positive role model.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and to work flexibly to meet deadlines or service requirements.
• Ability to use own initiative as well as be an active team member.
• Flexibility to occasionally work evening and weekend shifts and participating in the On-Call system.

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As Team Leader, you will assist the Manager in the running of a 16+ semi-independent supported accommodation service, supporting the delivery of high quality transition services for young people that promote their independence and increase their life skills.

We have an enthusiastic team including Support Workers, Waking Night Staff and Management who all have different interests which they bring to the service. If you’re ready for a challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher’s forward we would love to hear from you!

Applicants should have

• At least two year’s relevant experience providing housing and/or support services to vulnerable individuals
• A good understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of housing services for young people
• Knowledge of the welfare benefits system in relation to young people.
• Ability to lead, motivate, supervise and support staff and be a positive role model.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and to work flexibly to meet deadlines or service requirements.
• Ability to use own initiative as well as be an active team member.
• Flexibility to occasionally work evening and weekend shifts and participating in the On-Call system

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St Christopher’s has an exciting opportunity to join its West Midlands Fostering Teams covering foster carers across the West Midlands. We are looking for Form F Assessors to help us assess potential foster carers as to their ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children we care for.  

About the Role

• Undertake the assessment of prospective foster carers, using the Coram BAAF Form F, to the agency’s required standard and present to the agency ready for panel (this requires all work to be typed and corrected, e.g. spelling & grammar). Making recommendations on the assessment and approval of foster carer applicants.
• Visit and interview the three referees as identified by the carer in their application
• Keep all written and verbal communication with the agency and any paperwork supplied by the agency confidential.
• Make changes or alterations to the Coram BAAF form as requested by the agency representative, including changes requested by the panel.
• Present the completed Form F to the fostering panel.

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We’re proud to launch our latest Impact Report, and I’d love to take a moment to recognise what a fantastic milestone this is. This report isn’t just a document—it’s a celebration of our staff and carers and the incredible work they do every single day to support children, young people and their families. It reflects the heart and soul of our mission, and I encourage everyone to take the time to read it. I think you’ll feel—as I did—a real sense of pride and purpose in what we’ve achieved together over the past year.

But this isn’t just for us. Our Impact Report will be centre stage at the upcoming Commissioner’s Conference in Derby at the end of June. This event brings together commissioners from across the UK—the very people who fund and shape services for young people. It’s our chance to showcase the remarkable outcomes we deliver, which often outshine national averages and even many local authority-run services. We’re especially excited to be highlighting the brilliant work of our Isle of Man Edge of Care service, a shining example of innovation and impact in practice.

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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a People Advisor ideally from a charity non for profit background to join our People Operations team working closely with service managers to contribute and help create an inspiring place to work through effective HR solutions, best practise and interventions. To provide a high performing service and oversee the employee life cycle of our people throughout their journey at St Christopher’s.     

Key aspects of the job will be:

• Deal with any performance, conduct, grievance issues, redeployment, redundancies or appeals in a legally compliant and professional way.
• Lead responsibility for keeping people related records up to date, complete and accurate.
• Working closely with managers to ensure effective performance conversations are documented at probation, promotion, flexible working and the appraisal process.
• Preparing input data for outsourced payroll regarding salary variations, changes, sickness and rota schedules by agreed monthly deadline.
• To co-ordinate annual salary review process, evaluate jobs and benchmark salaries, wherever appropriate.
• Co-ordination and monitoring of bi-annual employee survey.
• Working with the Communication Manager supporting effective staff engagement.

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As Panel Manager, you will provide close administrative support and assistance to the Fostering Team and to establish and maintain effective links and professional relationships with colleagues including Supervising Social Workers, Support Workers, Foster Carers, Panel Members and other agency services.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining and updating information systems, both manual and computerised
• Completing statutory checks
• Processing payments and invoices
• Coordinating training activities.

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Are you looking for a job working with children and with flexibility that could fit alongside you work and family commitments? 
If so, this job could be for you.  

We are looking to recruit individuals who have the desire to support looked after children and their foster families. 

As a Fostering Support Worker (Bank) you would work closely with the supervising social workers, local authorities and other professionals to support foster placements.  

You would have the ability to manage your availability.

The role will involve:

• Planning and implementing appropriate activities to meet the individual needs of looked after children
• Running support groups, both for looked after children and birth children
• Providing support sessions during the day, evenings or weekends
• Transporting young people to activities and appointments and supervising family contact sessions
• Appropriate training will be provided to assist in this role.

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