Author: Curon Howells

18 October 2019

Supervising Social Worker Job Type: Full-time Salary: £27,000.00 to £34,000.00 per annum Reports to: Operations Manager Our team is growing and 2 exciting opportunities have arisen to join Family Fostering Partners, a vibrant, Tier 1 Fostering Agency providing fostering services across South Wales. We require 2 enthusiastic, forward thinking Registered Social Workers with at least three years post qualifying…

6 September 2019

We’re officially Number 1 AGAIN. For the 4th year in a row we are excited to announce that we have been ranked in the top Tier of the All Wales Fostering Framework. This is a reflection of the high-quality care, support and training that we offer to the children in our care, the foster parents that we work…

6 September 2019

Join us on the scariest day of the year, to have all your fears about fostering put to rest, in our third annual Fostering Workshop Event. Family Fostering Partners is ranked and a leading, Tier 1, foster care agency on the All Wales Fostering Framework and we train and recruit and support foster parents across the whole of…

22 August 2019

If you already have birth children or grandchildren, you might be wondering; can I choose the age of my foster child to ensure a good fit within my family dynamics? You may be interested to know that “can you choose age range when fostering” and “can you choose what age to foster” are some of our most commonly…

21 August 2019

Most of our foster parents tell us that they have thought about it for years before making the decision to take a first step towards fostering, and we can truly understand the reasons why families wait so long before deciding they are ready to learn more. There are probably a million reasons why you might think you can’t,…

20 June 2019

As part of our aim to increase the number of foster carers across South Wales we are excited to announce that we have teamed up with Rhondda Radio to spread the word about fostering and how to become a foster carer. Our elephant mascot Blue will be on the airwaves every day this week encouraging more amazing people…

28 March 2019

You may already be wondering whether fostering is something that you could do but need an opportunity to learn more and to ask questions before you decide.   Fostering is a fantastic way of providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people when they are unable to live with their birth family. Foster parents are…

26 March 2019

If you are thinking of becoming a foster carer, you may be wondering how to go about explaining foster care to family and friends. To start, it might be helpful if you have an outline of the roles and responsibilities that foster parents undertake to help you describe what you would like to do. In reality of course…

6 March 2019

Tomorrow (7th of March) is World maths day therefore we thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about the importance of educational support to children and young people who are being looked after. School can be stressful for all children, but for children who are being looked after and who may have had several schools changes…

1 March 2019

Family Fostering Partners are delighted to be able to highlight the fact that the first full week of March is LGBT Fostering and Adoption week. This is a great opportunity to spread the word about some of the amazing work members of the LGBT community do in improving the lives of children in care. It is also an…