Welcome to St.Helens Council's Job Vacancies. Please follow the instructions on each individual form to complete your application. Completed forms will be submitted automatically to the appropriate team for processing and you will be notified should your application proceed to interview.
The Fostering Team are looking to appoint a Fostering Support Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a busy office environment along with experience of working with children.
St Helen's Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment.
Applicants should state their experience of working with children and in an office environment stating the systems they are confident in using. The main responsibility of the Fostering Support Worker is to provide support to St Helens foster carers and this is in a variety of ways including direct work with children, supporting foster carers in completing sections of their annual review and recording observations on the council’s ICS system.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills are vital.
The post holder should have a clean driving licence and access to a car.
The post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
For an application form and further details contact:
When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.