Foster4 Therapeutic Practitioner
Job Description
About us
Based at Warrington Borough Council’s offices, you will join a pioneering collaborative project that recruits and supports foster carers on behalf of nine Cheshire and Merseyside Local Authorities, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Warrington, and Wirral.
The role
In this role, you will provide direct support, guidance, and training to foster carers who care for children and young people who have experienced trauma. Using a therapeutic, trauma-informed approach, you will help foster carers create safe and supportive environments that recognise and respond to the impact of trauma on a child's development, behaviour, and emotional needs.
This is a fixed term 12 months role.
What's needed?
The ideal candidate must possess a deep understanding of developmental trauma and attachment, alongside practical experience applying therapeutic models within a social care setting. You must be an excellent communicator capable of working with foster families, delivering impactful training, and working collaboratively across multiple local authorities to improve outcomes for children and young people
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
* Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
Key Dates & Further Information
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
DBS clearance is required.
If you are applying for the job internally, please ensure that you apply via the Careers Page on SAP, however if you are applying for an additional job you would need to apply externally.
If you are a permanent WBC employee you will need to apply for this fixed term position as an internal secondment opportunity and will need to discuss this with your current line manager prior to applying.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.
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