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Reconnections Foster Carer

Leeds City Council -
Leeds

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Job details

Full-time

Qualifications

Care plans

Full job description

Basis

Various

Date posted

11/09/2025

Job reference

REQ003325

Reconnections Foster Carer
Salary: An allowance and fee up to the value of £67,00 per anum
Employment Type: Various

New to Foster 4 Leeds: can you help a young person reconnect with their home and community as a Reconnections Foster Carer? Find out more: Reconnections Foster Carer | Foster 4 Leeds

THE ROLE:

This role will see you provide specialised care and offer stability for a child, likely 5+, with complex emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs who has been living in residential care.

With the right care, means providing a safe and supportive environment in your home for as long as the child needs. The length of the placement will be set out in an agreed care plan. This approach allows them to be brought closer to their family, community and cultural identity in a safe and supported way.

There are full and part time roles available.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

To be eligible for this role, you must:

Have significant formal childcare experience (e.g. 3 years’ fostering experience or employment in children’s residential provision, education settings, family support work, social worker, police, youth services/ justice, third sector provision and health)
Not have any other employment
Be 21 years old or over
Have a spare bedroom for the young person
Be resilient, patient, and have the ability to build connections with young people who may have exceptional needs and experienced trauma
Be experienced in a trauma-informed approach to working with young people
Be comfortable working closely as a team with the young person and wraparound support services. These will include therapeutic services, education provision, Youth Justice services and any other service working with the child
Be able to provide support care plans to the young person
Be able to provide aftercare to support the young person once they've left your care
Appreciate the impact of separation and loss of family networks for young people look after
Demonstrate an understanding of the care system experience and the ability to support young people through a trauma-focused approach
Enable and support young people to progress and adapt to living within a family setting

SUPPORT AND TRAINING:

Reconnections Foster Carers will receive a fee of up to £67,000 per annum for full time carers (£10,000 subject to tax), consisting of fees up to £1,300 per week.

Alongside this, support includes:

Specialist training will be provided to help you gain knowledge and skills to work with and support young people through their recovery from trauma.
Opportunities to shadow professionals in residential children's homes to better understand the models of work will be provided
A bespoke support package for each young person and carer (including 24/7 support where needed)
Individual and joint counselling for you and the young person
Regular support from Specialist Supervising Social Workers and dedicated outreach workers
Group and Peer support for Reconnections foster carers.
Respite provision where needed, as agreed as part of the young person's plan

For more information or to apply, please visit our specific fostering website at: Foster 4 Leeds or give us a call on 0113 378 3538.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates.

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