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Would you like to make a difference and change the course of a child’s life?Foster Wales Caerphilly are looking for foster carers to provide better futures for local children in the Caerphilly local authority. Its hugely rewarding, flexible and open to people from all walks of life. It can be challenging, but we’ll be here for you ever step of the way.Becoming a foster carer is a decision to help local children who need someone on their side, someone to listen to them, to believe in them, to love them. There’s no typical foster child or no typical foster family, each child in our care has their own passions and personality and have come from a unique set of circumstances, which have shaped their lives so far. We’re here to make sure their futures are brighter.The impact you can have on a child’s life can be massive. If you have empathy, can offer safety and a place where a child can thrive then you should give it a go. Fostering means accepting a child as part of your family when they have to be away from their own. At the heart of fostering is a dedication to make a difference – to change the course of a child’s life. Foster carers are carefully selected, assessed, trained and supported by the scheme. They are united through their enthusiasm, commitment, and positive motivation to make a real difference in children’s lives.When you join Foster Wales Caerphilly, we'll also cover your membership to The Fostering Network and The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Cymru. These specialist fostering organisations offer independent support, private advice, guidance, training, and a whole host of additional benefitsWe are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.&nbsp; Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.&nbsp; This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.To find out more information please view the attached fostering Information pack or visit – fosterwales.caerphilly.gov.uk or call 0800 5875664





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Caerphilly County Borough Council

Foster Carer

Sharing home, family and community lifeThe South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme offers a unique community based service for adults who need care and support in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff.&nbsp; Individuals are matched with compatible Shared Lives carers who offer to share their home, family and community lives.Shared Lives carers are carefully selected, assessed, trained and supported by the scheme. They come from all walks of life and choose to care for a wide variety of reasons. Shared Lives carers are united through their enthusiasm, commitment, and positive motivation to make a real difference in people’s lives.The flexibility of Shared Lives means that carers can provide support for lots of different people in a wide range of situations. Individuals supported in Shared Lives may have learning or physical disabilities; they may be older people some who are frail or living with dementia, or people with mental health problems.Shared Lives carers are self-employed and provide arrangements in their own homes, with the option of providing long term arrangements, short-term, respite,emergency or hourly sessional support.Shared Lives carers can also provide arrangements which may prevent people being admitted into hospital, and people can be discharged from hospital into a Shared Lives setting for a period of recovery and assessment before returning home.The Scheme is currently recruiting carers in all areas.If after reading the job description you feel this rewarding opportunity is for you, then please complete an application form via the team on the telephone number below or follow the link below to make your request by emailIf you are interested in making a difference to someone's life by becoming a Shared Lives carer, contact the South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme on 01443 864784, email <a href="mailto:adultp@caerphilly.gov.uk" target="_blank">adultp@caerphilly.gov.uk</a> or visit the website <a href="http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/sharedlives" target="_blank">www.caerphilly.gov.uk/sharedlives</a>To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.&nbsp; Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.&nbsp; This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.





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