Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s LifeSpecialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas Location: Bedford and surrounding areas Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances) Employment Type: Full-time Self-employedTo foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements: Be 21 years of age or overHave a spare, dedicated bedroom in your homeHave experience supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults (professionally or personally)Be a British citizen or hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK Important Visa StatusWe are unable to accept applications from individuals who hold: EU Settled or Pre-Settled StatusGraduate visasSkilled Worker visasStudent visasHealth and Care Worker visasSpouse VisaAny other temporary or time-limited visa Fostering requires permanent residency status in the UK.If you do not meet all of the above criteria, please do not apply, as your application will not be progressedIs it Time to Use Your Residential Childcare Experience Differently?Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.If you have experience as a Residential Childcare Worker or Practitioner, supporting children with emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs, you already have skills that could change a child s ..... full job details .....