FOCUS (Fostering Opportunities, Care, Understanding and Support) carers.
We are proud to have an existing community of incredible foster carers with expertise across all age ranges and working with a variety of needs. FOCUS carers will join this supportive and collaborative community, making a real difference in the lives of Lincolnshire children.
This initiative ensures that children can remain close to their network, school and the people who are important to them. All whilst ensuring their safety within our OFSTED rated outstanding fostering service.
To enable us to fulfil this commitment, we have initiated a 2-year pilot, which will have a specific focus on recruiting foster carers, and supporting them with the tools and training they will require to undertake this wonderful role.
What changes will we see in upcoming months?
We are establishing a new sub-team within the fostering service which will have a particular focus on assessing, supporting, and retaining the FOCUS carers, as well as enhancing our clinical psychology support and training offer to the wider fostering community.
Lincolnshire Fostering Service will also be launching a recruitment campaign to support people who have experience of working with or caring for children to find out more about this exciting opportunity and join our fostering community.
If you are interested in learning more about the opportunities being made available as part of this pilot, please do get in touch via our website: Home – Lincolnshire Fostering Service
Or contact: Ashlie.lembo@lincolnshire.gov.uk or Emily.mcallister@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Kind regards,
Lincolnshire Fostering Service
Lincolnshire County Council
Website: www.lincolnshirefosteringservice.org.uk
