Foster Panel Adviser
The Vacancy
Foster Panel Advisor
Salary - £28.56 per hour, £399.79 per panel
Hours - Sessional
Based - Norwich, Norfolk
At Break, fostering isn't just about providing a home, it’s about offering the warmth and security of a family that every child deserves. The empathy and understanding our foster carers and team provide help children heal and thrive.
About Break:
Here at Break we love delivering amazing services for children and young people and there are currently 270 across care services and you will sit as part of the care leadership team alongside a team of 8 brilliant people! Our team are committed to providing care, support, and a brighter future for local children, young people, and families who need us, for as long as they need us. As an innovator in transition support for young people leaving care, we also have a range of residential services, a therapeutic service, a fostering agency and services for disabled children and their families. Our work allows some of the most vulnerable children and young people locally to stay in their communities and near the people who are important to them.
Our approach is unique. Our services are trauma-informed and co-production is at the very heart of everything we do. Our charitable status means we are able to offer wraparound support which goes above and beyond to the young people we care for. This wraparound support doesn’t stop once they’ve left our service, it’s a lifelong offer meaning that we keep our connections with young adults as they turn 18 and are available to them for as long as they need us.
The role:
As the foster panel advisor you will use your technical knowledge to advise foster panel members on regulations, policy and procedures relating to fostering or social work issues.
You will liaise with social workers, the fostering manager and the panel chair to ensure the standard of the case being presented is sufficient to allow the panel to make a recommendation.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are or have been social work qualified and registered.
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:
- Free, career-enhancing qualifications
- A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.
- A free counselling service to all our employees.
- The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section at the bottom of this page.
Additional Information
People are our biggest asset in our organisation. We recognise that the key to providing the highest quality of care is to ensure we have a diverse workforce using their life experiences to give the children and young people a well-rounded right start in life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the role. This will be paid for by Break.
To comply with OFSTED regulations you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the application or recruitment process. If there are additional options you would like to request, please contact
For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on our website.
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The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.
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