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Long Term Foster Carers

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Salary

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Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time

Closing date

28 October 2026

8 days left

Job description

We are looking for Barnsley Carers for Barnsley Children

Being a foster carer is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help vulnerable children
Join us and help make a difference to a child’s life.
We particularly welcome foster carers who could support children over time and in the long term.
We are looking for anyone who could offer a Permanent Home until they become young adults and move on to independence; through our Staying Put and proposed Supported Lodgings Schemes.
You will be a key member of the Team Around the Child, which includes professionals from Social Work, Health and Education who will support you to care for the child in your home and assist you in the task of being a foster carer.
You must have a place in your heart, life and your home for a child.
You must have the skills to nurture a child/young person and ensure that they have the full experience of family life.
This is a full time role, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, fifty two weeks a year requiring you to integrate a child/young person into your whole life and family network.
You will need to go through an assessment process and preferably have some previous experience of caring for children.
For further details check out our Website, Facebook page and Twitter

Skill Based Fee Scheme applies to all foster carers in Barnsley

If you think Fostering is for you please contact the Fostering Team 01226 775876 for an informal discussion.

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

LG Jobs

First seen

6 October 2026

Last checked

19 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

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