Fostering Recruitment Officer

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All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process. Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.

Foster Wales Recruitment & Retention Officer - maternity cover up until 1st October 2027

You could help us increase the number of foster carers for children in your local area.

A role you can be passionate about. You can make a difference for children who need somewhere safe, local, welcoming - somewhere to call home. Finding more local foster carers can give children a family home environment rather than residential care, stay local rather than moving far away from everything that's familiar.

As a Fostering Recruitment & Retention Officer you can play your part in improving the lives of so many.

Local people interested in becoming a foster carer want to talk to someone who can answer their questions and understand their way of life. Using your knowledge of children and the local area, you can reassure. Sharing real stories of children in care (especially if you've already worked within social services, been a foster carer, care experienced or been part of a fostering family) you can explain things concisely in an easy-to-understand way, without jargon.

Your role will also be vital in ensuring we support our existing foster carers, who are critical for the stability of our children looked after. To do this you will be supporting foster carers to get together, attend learning and development opportunities and to help facilitate these opportunities. You will be active in organising our seasonal events that bring together our fostering community.

For an informal discussion please contact Lucy Harris, LEHarris@carmarthenshire.gov.uk