Team Fostering is an ethical not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and track record for providing high quality, value for money fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these values in their everyday work.

Our Form F Assessors contribute to the provision of a first-class fostering service for children by assessing prospective foster carers. Sessional Form F Assessors undertake assessments for Team Fostering on a self–employed basis. We require individuals with the necessary skills and experience to undertake detailed home studies of prospective foster carers and to write high quality assessment reports.

Key Tasks:

• Assess and prepare prospective foster carers
• Counsel out those applicants not suitable for the agency
• Prepare Form F reports for panel
• Present assessments to fostering panel

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Rates of Pay:
– £2086.20 per completed assessment
– £413.80 Fast Track Assessment bonus
– £150 Home Visit Fee
– £24.55 per hour for uncompleted assessments

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One of the best parts of the year at Team Fostering is the night we get to champion our young people.

On Friday we held the Yorkshire and East Midlands Celebration of Achievements where carers, children and staff had a jolly good evening hearing how our young people have been absolutely smashing life over the past 12 months. 

During the night we enjoyed circus skills, boxing tips and sports activities at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield plus Board Member Chris gave us a fabulous speech about his journey to the Olympics and a glimpse of his gold medal. 

But of course the main reason we were there was to hand out the awards. Here are some of the stories of our finalists and winners.

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Location: North Shields

​​Salary: £16,247.11 to £18,850.43 per annum (£27,078.51 to £31,417.39 per annum fte) starting salary is dependent upon skills and experience

Closing date: 9am on 2nd December

Part time: 22.5 hours per week covering Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

As a Placements Officer you will play a vital role in supporting us to make those changes happen.  You will:

• Build relationships with Local Authorities and be the first point of contact for referrals
• Get to know our foster carers and manage the matching process between our foster carers & the children referred
• Be key to supporting our children and families by coordinating short break care arrangements
• Support changes to arrangements such as placement moves and ends
• Update Carer Profiles and market the agency’s services to the local authorities

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We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join our successful and GOOD rated North East Team. Your office base will be located at Middlesborough and you will cover a caseload across the North East Region.  You will share our commitment to delivering high quality services for children and young people and support our foster carers to do this too.

As a Supervising Social Worker you will provide a high level of supervision and support to foster carers, as well as the children and young people who are placed in their care. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake the full range of Supervising Social Worker tasks, including supervising foster carers, working with other professionals, report writing and attendance at meetings. Not only will you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will also be hardworking, positive, and motivated to improve outcomes for Children in Care.

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When we think of Olympic athletes, images of peak physical performance, rigorous training, and the pursuit of excellence often come to mind.

Conversely, foster carers are often viewed through the lens of compassion, resilience, and the ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children in need. At first glance, these two roles may seem worlds apart. However, after taking on a Non-Executive Directors role I’ve gained a much closer look which reveals a so many similarities in the core characteristics that define both Olympic athletes and foster carers.

Whilst it’s easy to focus on the differences in life, I love looking for the similarities and the aspects in common, so that’s where this blog will be focussed, as we explore the fascinating parallels between these two seemingly disparate roles, shedding light on the dedication, resilience, and unwavering commitment that both demand.

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It’s that time of year where the school summer holidays are creeping up faster than you can say ‘hold my ice-cream’.

For many families it conjures up memories of long sunny days (ok, it’s the UK so maybe less of the sunny), holidays at the beach, amusement arcades and more sweets than you can shake a stick at. 

But that’s not the case for all children. Some coming to Team Fostering will have no or limited experience of the joys of a family holiday.

That’s why - as part of our not-for-profit status - Team Fostering invests money into taking carers and children away on a Team holiday each year. Not only giving children an opportunity to experience new things but giving carers the chance to come together for support too.  

Earlier this year we headed off to Filey with the Yorkshire and East Midlands Team whilst those in the North East region went to Flamingo Land – enjoying four nights of fun with a combination of organised activities and free time. 

Although the weather might have been a bit of a wash out, the experiences certainly weren’t, creating memories to last a lifetime.

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​Based in our Middlesbrough office with a requirement to work flexibly across the North East area

Starting salary is dependent upon skills and experience

There will be a requirement to take part in our call out system as per the needs of the agency. 

We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join our successful and GOOD rated North East Team. Your office base will be located at our Middlesbrough office and you will cover a caseload across the North East Region.  You will share our commitment to delivering high quality services for children and young people and support our foster carers to do this too.

As a Supervising Social Worker you will provide a high level of supervision and support to foster carers, as well as the children and young people who are placed in their care. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake the full range of Supervising Social Worker tasks, including supervising foster carers, working with other professionals, report writing and attendance at meetings. Not only will you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will also be hardworking, positive, and motivated to improve outcomes for looked after children.

Click here for full job details

Based in our Middlesbrough office with a requirement to work flexibly across the North East area.

Starting salary is dependent upon skills and experience.

There will be a requirement to take part in our call out system as per the needs of the agency. 

We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join our successful and GOOD rated North East team. Your base will be located at our Middlesbrough office and you will cover a caseload across the North East region.  You will share our commitment to delivering high quality services for children and young people and support our foster carers to do this too.

As a Supervising Social Worker you will provide a high level of supervision and support to foster carers, as well as the children and young people who are placed in their care. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake the full range of Supervising Social Worker tasks, including supervising foster carers, working with other professionals, report writing and attendance at meetings. Not only will you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will also be hardworking, positive, and motivated to improve outcomes for looked after children.
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Team Fostering is an ethical, not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and proven track record for providing high quality foster homes for care experienced children. Fostering panels have a crucial role to play in the provision and monitoring of foster care for children.  The fostering panel provides independent oversight of the recruitment, assessment and review of foster carers and makes reasoned recommendations on their suitability to foster. 

An opportunity has arisen for panel members to join our central list and to complement our Yorkshire and East Midlands Region fostering panel.  As a panel member, you will contribute to the provision of a first-class fostering service for children through effective participation in fostering panel business. Drawing on any relevant knowledge, experience, and skills you will be required to contribute to panel business efficiently in accordance with the fostering regulations and the policies and procedures of Team Fostering. 

Good listening and communication skills are essential along with the ability to make an assessment based on the written and oral information presented to the panel in order to discuss and make recommendations in a balanced and informed manner.  A reasonable knowledge of fostering and the regulatory framework and the fostering standards is also required, as well as evidence of a strong commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children. 

As a panel member, you will need to be available to attend a panel one day a month.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To read the circulated papers carefully before the meeting and to attend the meeting prepared to raise issues and to contribute to the panel discussion.
• To take responsibility for participating in the making of a recommendation on each case, drawing on both personal and professional knowledge and experience.
• To receive, process and communicate sensitive, complex information, and contribute to evaluation of information presented.
• To safeguard the confidentiality of all panel papers and panel discussions.

Further details and application documents here

We offer hybrid working which includes a blend of home and office working with a minimum of one day per week in our office.

​Team Fostering is an ethical not for profit fostering agency with a strong reputation and track record for providing high quality, value for money fostering placements for looked after children in the North East, Yorkshire and East Midlands. We pride ourselves on our values and behaviours and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supervising Social Worker to join our successful and GOOD rated North East Team. Your office base will be located at our North Shields office and you will cover a caseload across the North East Region.  You will share our commitment to delivering high quality services for children and young people and support our foster carers to do this too.

As a Supervising Social Worker you will provide a high level of supervision and support to foster carers, as well as the children and young people who are placed in their care. You will have the knowledge and skills to undertake the full range of Supervising Social Worker tasks, including supervising foster carers, working with other professionals, report writing and attendance at meetings. Not only will you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will also be hardworking, positive, and motivated to improve outcomes for looked after children.

Whilst experience in fostering is beneficial, we welcome applications from newly qualified Social Workers and Social Workers with the relevant skills, commitment and enthusiasm who are seeking to move into fostering. You will benefit from a robust training and induction package to support your development within our team.

Further details and application documents here