As with all jobs sometimes you just need a change or maybe you are looking for a new challenge, whatever your reason for looking at our web page, be assured that as a foster carer you have a right to change agencies. This basic right is enshrined within the Fostering Network ‘Protocol for The Transfer of carers between Agencies’ document, which has been adopted as the accepted process for managing the transfer of carers who wish to be assessed to foster by another agency.

The transfer of carers protocol is based on the assumption that carers have the right to freedom of movement between fostering services; and the principle that, in all circumstances, the welfare of any child in placement must be paramount.

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At Blue Sky, we know that as a Foster Carer, your first consideration is to the stability for any children or young people you have in your care. So is ours. That’s why our first consideration must always be not to disrupt the children’s placement and continuing the positive work you have achieved to date.

In the majority of cases, following a protocol meeting with the placing Local Authority, agreement can be reached for the children to transfer to Blue Sky with you. Blue Sky always gives a commitment to maintaining the current terms of the placement to you and the placing local authority. This means that you will continue to receive the same level of payment, expenses and services to support the child for the duration of the placement, where these exceed those provided by Blue Sky.

If you are considering transferring to another agency and currently do not have any children in placement, then the process is far simpler.

For more information, contact the recruitment team on 0845 607 6697 or complete an online enquiry form by clicking here.