Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer - Teaching Assistant

Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child's Life
Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer - Teaching Assistant
Location: Peterborough
Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)

Is it Time to Use Your Skills Differently?
Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, a young person in Peterborough is living in residential care and needs someone who can help them take the next step into a stable, nurturing home where they can heal and thrive.

This is part of a specialist therapeutic fostering programme, supporting children and young people in the cohort who need a safe family environment.

If you have experience supporting children and families or vulnerable adults through challenges, safeguarding concerns, or complex situations-you already have the skills to change a child's future.

This role is not about simply providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, empathy, and the belief that life can get better.

To foster in the UK, you must meet all of the following requirements:

* Be 21 years of age or over
* Have a spare, dedicated bedroom in your home
* Have 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

If you do not meet all of the above criteria, please do not apply, as your application will not be progressed

Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?

This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.

This role offers you the chance to transform a child's life while experiencing something life-changing yourself. Your experience supporting children in the classroom could be the perfect foundation for a rewarding new career as a Foster Carer.

What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer

* £62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays
* Up to 28 days respite each year
* Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development
* Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support
* Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model
* Membership of The Fostering Network
* Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers

Could This Be You?

We are looking for individuals or couples who:

* Live in Peterborough or the surrounding area
* Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person
* Have experience supporting children with emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs in a residential care setting
* Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning
* Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)
* Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child's needs.

Please note - fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.

Is it Time for a Change?

This is your opportunity to use your teaching assistant skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.

Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer.