Fostering children with complex behaviours | Central Bedfordshire Council

Intensive support fostering

An intensive support foster carer provides support and care to vulnerable children and teenagers with complex emotional or behavioural difficulties.

We're looking for people who can step up to this role and turn lives around.

Being an intensive support foster carer can be challenging, but you'll also:

help children positively change and improve their health, educational and life chances
help teens develop life and independence skills, make better choices and build a better future
enable a child to remain within and experience a caring home environment in their local community
be part of a wider, supportive and positive team
develop your own skills with an excellent training and support package, which includes out-of-hours support

We know this won't be a walk in the park, but you'll be able to count on first-rate support to help when you need it.

meet with your own, dedicated and experienced social worker every three weeks
24/7 support from experienced fostering staff (including evenings, weekends and bank holidays)
a comprehensive training package
joint visits every six weeks with both your social worker and the social working who is working with the child or teenager in your care
advice and support from clinicians
monthly clinical group supervision/support group with fellow intensive support foster carers and other professionals
peer mentor support
membership to a national UK fostering charity for independent advice and support

a spare bedroom
to be available on a full-time basis, in order to offer support to a child or teenager when needed
to live in or around the Central Bedfordshire area

You’ll receive a competitive fee for your time, experience, and skills and an allowance to cover the costs of caring for a child. Find out more about foster carers' support and allowances.

Telephone: 0300 300 8181