Project Worker Mockingbird (England)

Salary: £32,480 - £37,555
Location: Home based North/Midlands based England, with travel required throughout UK.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Permanent contract

Who we are 

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. We are dedicated to creating a better future for fostered children and young people. We bring together everyone who is involved in their lives, leading, inspiring, motivating and supporting them to make foster care better. Together with our members and supporters we are a powerful catalyst for change, and we have been shaping and influencing the fostering agenda for 50 years.

About the role

Mockingbird, led by The Fostering Network in the UK, delivers sustainable foster care. This exciting programme is currently working with over a hundred fostering services across England, Scotland and Wales, and is looking to grow further. Mockingbird is an evidence-based model structured around the support and relationships an extended family provides. The model nurtures the relationships between children, young people and foster families supporting them to build a resilient and caring community.

We are seeking a talented individual to join our team of passionate and dynamic project workers within Mockingbird. You will make a vital contribution helping us to sustain and expand this model throughout the UK. In this role you will help make a difference and improve the lives of foster families and of children and young people in foster care. You will provide guidance and support to fostering services to enable them to understand, implement and sustain the Mockingbird model.

This a great opportunity to join the Mockingbird programme at an exciting time of continued growth in a role that offers the opportunity to have a genuine impact on the experiences and outcomes for looked after children and fostering families.

The role is home based but will require extensive travel and occasional overnight stays within the UK on a regular basis.

When submitting your application form, please use your covering email to tell us about any previous experience you have of working with Mockingbird and what makes you passionate about the programme.

Date for advert to close: Monday 7 April 2025

Shortlisting: Tuesday 8 April 2025

Interviews:  Tuesday 15 April (in person)

Interview location: In person interviews in Leeds, venue to be booked and confirmed.

CVs not accepted.

Our commitments to you

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.

  • If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
  • If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
  • We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share

Guidance for covering letter/email

When submitting your application form, please use your covering email to tell us about any previous experience you have of working with Mockingbird and what makes you passionate about the programme.

If you have no previous experience of Mockingbird, we’d love to know more about why you’d like to join the Mockingbird team and what attracts you to the model.

Ready to apply?

To apply download the application form below and email to [email protected]

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role. Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.