Specialist Child Support Foster Care in Wigan

Specialist Child Support Foster Care in Wigan

Wigan Full-Time No working from home possible
Randstad Care

Specialist Child Support & Foster Carer

Job Type: Full-Time, Part-Time, Flexible / Respite

Summary of Job

  • This role offers experienced professionals in health, education, or social care a unique pathway to utilise their expertise outside traditional institutional settings.

  • The position involves delivering trauma-informed support and high-level care to vulnerable children through various placement structures.

  • Flexible arrangements allow professionals to deliver care full-time or provide weekend respite around their existing employment.

  • Partner organisations provide structured financial allowances, continuous professional development, and dedicated multidisciplinary support.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Delivering dedicated, high-level trauma-informed care to children and young people with complex support requirements.

  • Providing immediate, emergency safe housing for young individuals entering care during urgent situations.

  • Facilitating planned weekend respite placements to offer stability to children while accommodating current career commitments.

  • Collaborating with therapeutic, psychological, and clinical teams to implement tailored care plans.

  • Maintaining accurate developmental progress logs and participating in professional multi-agency reviews.

  • Creating a secure, nurturing environment that promotes emotional well-being, educational development, and independence.

Key Requirements

  • Experience: Background in social work, teaching, nursing, youth engagement, or allied health care is strongly preferred but not essential.

  • Property: A dedicated, suitable spare bedroom in a permanent residence.

  • Age & Residency: Aged 21 or over with full UK residency or Indefinite Leave to Remain.


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Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Specialist Child Support Foster Care in Wigan employer: Randstad Care

Randstad Care is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises the well-being of both clients and employees. With flexible schedules and opportunities for professional growth, you can make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you support while enjoying competitive pay rates in the beautiful locations of Tayport, St Andrews, and Cupar.

Randstad Care

Contact Details:

Randstad Care Recruitment Team