Foster Carer - Nanny/Childminder

Bury Source: WhatJobs

£1,029 per week per child

Step Forward into a Role That Changes a Child's Future. Become a Foster Carer.

Step-Forward Foster Carer - Bury

Employer: Bury Council
Location: Within 20-miles of Bury
Salary: £1,029 per week per child, plus allowances and additional benefits
Sector: Social Care | Education | Healthcare

Could Fostering be your Natural Next Step?

If you've worked as a Nanny or Childminder , you already understand how important routine, patience, and nurturing care are in helping children feel safe and supported. The same qualities that help you create structure, build trust, and support development every day could make a life-changing difference to a child.

Every child deserves a stable home where they know that they matter. Right now, some children and young people in and around Bury are living in residential care or away from their local community after experiencing trauma, loss, or instability. What they need now is a caring home where life feels calmer, more predictable, and full of possibility again.

This type of specialist fostering is not about perfection. It's about creating steady routines, offering reassurance, and being there for a child every day, even when things feel difficult or uncertain. If you have supported children or young people with complex or challenging behaviours, whether through your work or personal experience, you will know how powerful consistency, patience, and trust can be in helping someone feel secure and confident enough to move forward.

With the right training and support around you, you can help give a child the stability they need, help them to build stronger relationships, and ultimately, move towards a more positive future.

What the Role Involves:

This specialist fostering role requires you to welcome a child or young person into your home and support them as part of your family. This is a full-time role where you will provide day-to-day care as the child's primary carer.

Full-time care for a child or sibling group moving from residential care
Providing stability, routine, and reassurance within a nurturing home
Supporting the child's emotional, behavioural, and social development
Working closely with social workers, therapists and other professionals
Keeping clear records and providing therapeutic, relationship-based care
Helping children maintain family relationships through Family Time

Who Can Apply to Become a Step-Forward Foster Carer?

We welcome enquiries from individuals and/or couples who:

Are aged 21 or over (with no upper age limit)
Have the legal Right to Work in the United Kingdom (see definition below)
Can provide full-time care for a child or children in their home (at least one carer must be present on a full-time basis if applying as a couple)
Have a spare bedroom or bedrooms that can be dedicated to fostering
Ideally have experience supporting children, young people, or adults, particularly those with complex needs or challenging behaviours

Do You Have the Right to Work in the United Kingdom?

To foster, you must be allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This includes: