What Do Carers Do?
Foster carers have the day to day responsibility for the care and control of children and young people placed with them. This includes the care of a child within their own home, as well as a responsibility to work with all services involved in helping the child reach their potential.
In particular foster carers have a responsibility:
- To take part in implementing the child's care plan, which includes specific tasks such as maintaining contact with parents and others who are important to the child
- To promote the healthy growth and development of the child, with particular emphasis on health and educational achievement
- To ensure children being looked after are encouraged to develop a positive understanding of their origins, religion and culture
- To assist and support parents and other people who are significant in the child's life
- To enable children and young people who are moving on to do so in a positive manner
- To ensure that children are kept safe from harm and abuse and support them to get help should anything untoward occur
- To promote the secure attachment of children to adults by providing safe and effective care
- To act as an advocate for each child.