Foster Carer/ Gofalwr Maeth

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


R´l sy'n Creu Newid Parhaol


Mae Maethu Camu Ymlaen gyda Maethu Cymru Sir Ddinbych yn r´l 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 hÅ·n (heb unrhyw uchafswm oedran)


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 sb¢r 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 ¢'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


Caniat¢d 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 ¢ gweithwyr cymdeithasol, therapyddion a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill


Helpu'r person ifanc i aros mewn cysylltiad ¢'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 ¢ 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 . click apply for full job details