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Did you know Wakefield is a foster friendly employer?

As a fostering friendly employer, we support our employees to make a difference. Enabling them to balance employment with looking after children.

Nearly 40 per cent of foster carers combine fostering with other work. Those who do, say that a supportive employer can make all the difference. At Wakefield Council, we have fostering friendly HR policies for all our foster carers. This includes offering carers flexible working and paid time off for training and settling a new child into their home.

Being a fostering friendly employer means we can improve support for staff, making workplaces friendlier for foster carers, benefiting the children in their care and also making it easier for people to consider fostering.

If you want to know a bit more about fostering with us – get in touch with our team: fostering@wakefield.gov.uk

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