ANOTHER campaign to recruit full-time intensive foster carers has been launched as the government continues to battle a fostering and adoption ‘crisis’.
The campaign seeks to encourage more people to take on the role, which offers a salary of over £56,000 a year.
A similar appeal was launched last year, when Children’s and Education Minister Inna Gardiner said Jersey had ‘not seen a crisis like this in fostering and adoption for ten years’.
Four people came forward as a result, but the government has said more carers are ‘urgently needed’.
Assistant Children’s and Education Minister Richard Vibert said: ‘Thank you to all the intensive foster carers who came forward last year. You are already making a huge difference to the lives of our children and young people.
‘Intensive fostering is a significant commitment but one which is incredibly rewarding for both the carer and the child. Children and young people will form long-lasting and trusting relationships with their carers and feel safe, secure and able to build and maintain friendships. This will improve their self-esteem and provide them with the strong foundations they need to make a success of their future.’
The new campaign involves social media and digital advertising as well as face-to-face sessions, at which anyone interested in becoming an intensive foster carer can hear from an experienced fostering team.
