Step-Forward Foster Carer – Supporting Children Moving on from Residential Care
Location: Denbighshire
Employer: Foster Wales Denbighshire
Salary: Up to £52,000 / £1000 per week per child, plus additional payments for the child (child allowance, holidays, birthday and other religious celebrations)
Employment Type: Full-time | Self-employed
Sector: Social Care | Education | Healthcare
A Role That Creates Lasting Change
Step-Forward Fostering with Foster Wales Denbighshire is a highly rewarding role supporting children and young people to successfully transition away from residential care into a stable, nurturing family fostering environment.
As a Step-Forward Foster Carer, you would welcome a young person into your home and provide the care, consistency, and guidance they need at a pivotal moment in their life. Many of these children have experienced trauma, loss, or disrupted relationships. With the right support, they can begin to develop the confidence and trust they need to move forward positively.
If you have professional experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults, particularly those with more complex needs, you may already have the skills and resilience needed to make a meaningful difference.
This is an opportunity to use your experience in a more personal and lasting way, helping a young person feel safe, valued, and part of a family – your family.
We welcome applicants from a wide range of professional backgrounds, particularly those working with children and young people, including Youth Workers, Residential Support Workers (Children’s Homes), Senior Residential Support Workers, Behaviour Mentors, Pastoral Support Staff, Learning Mentors, SEMH Teaching Assistants, Secondary School Teaching Assistants, Family Support Workers, Youth Justice Workers, Youth Offending Service (YOS) Practitioners, Intervention Workers, Outreach Workers, Leaving Care Personal Advisors, Transition Workers, CAMHS Practitioners, Mental Health Support Workers (Children & Adolescents), Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs), Substance Misuse Practitioners, Education Welfare Officers, Safeguarding Officers, Social Workers, Probation Officers, Teachers, Tutors, and Community Support Workers supporting young people. If you have experience supporting children or young people through challenging or complex circumstances - especially teenagers - you already have the foundation to make a lasting difference as a foster carer.
Who Can Apply to Become a Step-Forward Foster Carer?
We welcome enquiries from individuals and/or couples who:
- Are aged 21 or over (no upper age limit)
- Have the legal Right to Work in the United Kingdom
- Can provide full-time care (at least one carer available at home)
- Have at least one spare bedroom dedicated to fostering
- Have professional experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults with complex needs
- Can offer a solo placement (no other children under 16 in the household)
- Hold a full driving licence and have access to a suitable vehicle
- Are willing to register as self-employed
People from a range of professional backgrounds including care, education, health, residential settings, and youth justice often find this to be a natural next step.
Right to Work
All Foster Carers must have the legal right to work in the UK.
You have the right if you are:
- British or Irish Passport Holder
- Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme
- Pre Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme
- Granted Indefinite Leave to Remain permit
You will need to prove your right to work with original documents, such as a passport or Home Office documentation before starting an application.
What Step Forward Fostering Involves:
- Full-time care for a young person transitioning away from residential care
- Creating a stable, calm, and predictable home environment
- Support emotional, behavioural and social development
- Building strong, trusting relationships over time
- Working alongside social workers, therapists and other professionals
- Helping the young person stay connected to their community, education, and other support networks
Why Choose Foster Wales Denbighshire?
- £1000 per week, per child, plus additional payments (child allowance, holidays, birthday and other religious celebrations in line with DfE rates)
- Other local and national benefits and discounts including 100% Council Tax reduction, membership to FosterTalk and The Fostering Network, BlueLight Card access
- Use your skills differently to make a lasting and positive difference to a child or young person leaving residential care
- Trauma-informed training, guidance and ongoing learning opportunities (both in face-to-face and virtual)
- As part of your assessment you will complete Denbighshire Skills to Foster Training and Sanctuary Personnel’s Trauma Informed Accredited Training
- Benefit from intensive support both from the local team and other carers
- Connect with other Foster Carers in the area and access peer networks
- You will be part of a supportive community, with a team around you focused on helping both you and the young person succeed.
Step Forward with Foster Wales Denbighshire
This is an opportunity to make a lasting difference to a young person’s life while using your experience in a meaningful and rewarding way.
Find out more about becoming a Step-Forward Foster Carer in Denbighshire.
Please Note: Progression is subject to full background checks, assessment, and an independent fostering panel approval.
Gofalwr Maeth Camu Ymlaen – Cefnogi Plant sy’n Symud o Ofal Preswyl
Lleoliad: Sir Ddinbych
Cyflogwr: Maethu Cymru Sir Ddinbych
Cyflog: Hyd at £52,000 / £1000 yr wythnos fesul plentyn, a thaliadau ychwanegol ar gyfer y plentyn (lwfans plentyn, gwyliau, dathliadau pen-blwydd a dathliadau crefyddol eraill)
Math o Gyflogaeth: Llawn amser | Hunangyflogedig
Sector: Gofal Cymdeithasol | Addysg | Gofal Iechyd
Rôl sy’n Creu Newid Parhaol
Mae Maethu Camu Ymlaen gyda Maethu Cymru Sir Ddinbych yn rôl sy’n llawn gwobr, yn cefnogi plant a phobl ifanc i symud yn llwyddiannus o ofal preswyl i amgylchedd maethu teuluol sefydlog a meithringar.
Fel Gofalwr Maeth Camu Ymlaen, byddech yn croesawu person ifanc i’ch cartref a darparu’r gofal, cysondeb ac arweiniad y maent eu hangen ar amser allweddol yn eu bywyd. Mae nifer o’r plant hyn wedi cael profiad o drawma, colled, neu berthnasoedd a amharwyd arnynt. Gyda’r gefnogaeth gywir, gallant ddechrau datblygu’r hyder a’r ymddiriedaeth y maent eu hangen i symud ymlaen yn gadarnhaol.
Os oes gennych brofiad proffesiynol o gefnogi plant, pobl ifanc, neu oedolion diamddiffyn, yn enwedig y rhai hynny gydag anghenion mwy cymhleth, efallai eich bod eisoes yn meddu ar y sgiliau a’r gwytnwch sydd eu hangen i wneud gwahaniaeth ystyrlon.
Mae hwn yn gyfle i ddefnyddio eich profiad mewn ffordd sy’n fwy personol a pharhaol, gan helpu person ifanc i deimlo’n ddiogel, eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi, ac yn rhan o deulu - eich teulu chi.
Pwy all Wneud Cais i Ddod yn Ofalwr Maeth Camu Ymlaen?
Rydym yn croesawu ymholiadau gan unigolion a/neu gyplau sydd:
- Yn 21 oed neu hŷn (heb unrhyw uchafswm oedran)
- Â Hawl Gyfreithiol i Weithio yn y Deyrnas Unedig
- Yn gallu darparu gofal llawn amser (gydag o leiaf un gofalwr ar gael yn y cartref)
- Ag o leiaf un ystafell wely sbâr yn benodol ar gyfer maethu
- Yn meddu ar brofiad o gefnogi plant, pobl ifanc neu oedolion diamddiffyn sydd ag anghenion cymhleth
- Yn gallu cynnig lleoliad unigol (dim plant eraill o dan 16 oed yn y cartref)
- Yn meddu ar drwydded yrru lawn a mynediad at gerbyd addas
- Yn barod i gofrestru’n hunangyflogedig
Mae pobl o ystod o gefndiroedd proffesiynol yn cynnwys gofal, addysg, iechyd, lleoliadau preswyl, a chyfiawnder ieuenctid yn aml yn gweld hyn fel cam nesaf naturiol.
Hawl i Weithio
Mae’n rhaid i bob Gofalwr Maeth fod â’r hawl gyfreithiol i weithio yn y DU.
Mae gennych yr hawl yn awtomatig os oes gennych:
- Basbort Prydeinig neu Wyddelig
- Statws Preswylydd Sefydlog o dan y Cynllun Preswylio’n Sefydlog i Ddinasyddion yr UE
- Statws Cyn-Sefydlog o dan Cynllun Anheddiad yr UE
- Caniatâd Amhenodol i Aros
Bydd angen i chi brofi eich hawl i weithio gyda dogfennau gwreiddiol, megis pasbort neu ddogfennaeth y Swyddfa Gartref cyn dechrau gwneud cais.
Beth mae Maethu Camu Ymlaen yn ei Olygu
- Gofal llawn amser am berson ifanc sy’n symud o ofal preswyl
- Creu amgylchedd cartref sefydlog a thawel
- Cefnogi datblygiad emosiynol, ymddygiadol a chymdeithasol
- Meithrin perthnasoedd cryf a llawn ymddiriedaeth dros amser
- Gweithio ochr yn ochr â gweithwyr cymdeithasol, therapyddion a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill
- Helpu’r person ifanc i aros mewn cysylltiad â’u cymuned, addysg, a rhwydweithiau cefnogaeth eraill
Pam Dewis Maethu Cymru Sir Ddinbych?
- £1000 yr wythnos fesul plentyn, a thaliadau ychwanegol (lwfans plentyn, gwyliau, dathliadau pen-blwydd a dathliadau crefyddol eraill yn unol â chyfraddau’r Adran Addysg)
- Buddion a gostyngiadau lleol a chenedlaethol eraill yn cynnwys gostyngiad o 100% yn Nhreth y Cyngor, aelodaeth i FosterTalk a’r Rhwydwaith Maethu, a mynediad at Gerdyn Blue Light
- Defnyddiwch eich sgiliau mewn ffordd wahanol i wneud gwahaniaeth parhaol a chadarnhaol i blentyn neu berson ifanc sy’n gadael gofal preswyl
- Hyfforddiant ystyriol o drawma, arweiniad a chyfleoedd dysgu parhaus (wyneb yn wyneb a dros y we)
- Fel rhan o'ch asesiad byddwch yn cwblhau Hyfforddiant Sgiliau i Fagwraeth Sir Ddinbych a Hyfforddiant Achrededig Trawma Gwybodus Sanctuary Personnel
- Elwa o gefnogaeth ddwys gan y tîm lleol a gofalwyr eraill
- Cysylltu â Gofalwyr Maeth eraill yn yr ardal a mynediad at rwydweithiau cyfoedion
Byddwch yn rhan o gymuned gefnogol, gyda thîm o’ch cwmpas yn canolbwyntio ar eich helpu chi a’r person ifanc i lwyddo.
Camwch Ymlaen gyda Maethu Cymru Sir Ddinbych
Mae hwn yn gyfle i wneud gwahaniaeth parhaol i fywyd person ifanc wrth ddefnyddio eich profiad mewn ffordd ystyrlon a gwerthfawr.
Dysgwch fwy am fod yn Ofalwr Maeth Camu Ymlaen yn Sir Ddinbych.
Noder: Mae symud ymlaen yn amodol ar wiriadau cefndir llawn, asesiad a chymeradwyaeth panel maethu annibynnol.
INDFSDEN
Pay: Up to £52,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Have you currently or previously been a Foster Carer or Kinship Carer?
- Do you have an unoccupied spare bedroom in your home for fostering? (This is mandatory and can't be negotiated)
- To foster in the UK, applicants must be at least 21 years old. Are you 21 or over? (Minimum age to meet Fostering requirements)
- Have you got experience of working with children and young people, and/or vulnerable adults in a professional capacity?
- Do you have the right to work in the UK, either as British or Irish Passport Holder, Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme, Pre Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme or Granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (This is Mandatory)
Work Location: In person
