Five great reasons to foster with Renfrewshire Council
You can help to keep local children within the community, get excellent allowances and support, have your fostering skills recognised as a profession, a great Fostering Team with years of experience behind them, and we are a small and friendly local authority.
We're keeping local children within the community
By becoming a foster carer for Renfrewshire Council. you will put something back in the community by giving a local child the chance of a more positive future and fulfilling life.
By dedicating yourself to foster care, you will be investing in Renfrewshire's future.
Children from Renfrewshire benefit from having carers in the area as:
- They can still go to their current school - this minimises the amount of change the child experiences.
- They stay in their local community - this helps children stay close to family and friends.
- They are the future of Renfrewshire - they can become the future employees, employers, students and residents of Renfrewshire.
We welcome applicants within a 25-mile radius of Renfrewshire.
We offer excellent allowances and support
Fostering
We offer excellent allowances and support. Find out about fostering payments in Renfrewshire.
Support
We have a dedicated team of professionals to offer support to our foster carers.
You'll have the opportunity to network with other carers and join a foster care support group.
You'll also receive an exclusive membership of the Fostering Network, with its comprehensive training and development programme.
Fostering is considered a profession
With the experience gained, generous income, training, and the opportunity to advance your social care qualifications, fostering is becoming recognised as a formal profession.
Renfrewshire's Fostering Team have years of experience behind them
The Fostering Team is made up of skilled social workers who have years of experience working with children and foster carers.
We offer excellent guidance and support in any situation.
We are a small and friendly local authority
We stay in regular contact with our foster carers and make regular visits to make sure everything is going well.
As a foster carer for Renfrewshire Council, you'll:
- have your own Supervising Social Worker who will help guide you throughout your career as a social worker
- receive training every year
- advance your skills through our Therapeutic Care Programme
- be invited to monthly support groups
- have a private membership of the Fostering Network, and
- be invited to bring your own children along to our seasonal day trip with the 'We Care Too' Group.
What fostering is and who can do it
