Foster Carer

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Foster Carer

Oldham Council

Oldham / Tameside / Rochdale / Manchester

Permanent

Up to £78,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Full Time

Expires 31/03/2027

What is fostering?

Fostering is caring for someone else’s child in your home whilst they cannot live with their own family. Children and young people need fostering for all sorts of reasons and for different lengths of time.

Types of fostering

• Emergency Fostering – Providing a child with a place to go immediately, no matter what hour of the day or night.
• Long‑Term Fostering – Where a child or young person who cannot return home lives with the same foster carers until they reach adulthood and are ready to live independently.
• Short‑Term Fostering – Looking after a child or young person for anything from a few days to a couple of years.
• Respite Fostering – ...

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