Supported Lodgings Carer

Make a difference to the lives of young people. Become a Supported Lodgings Carer! We are looking for people with a spare room who could open their home and heart to a young person in their local area.

What is Supported Lodgings? Supported Lodgings provides young people who are aged 16-21 and are either in care or who are leaving care with a safe, family environment, within your home. Supported Lodgings Carers support young people matched with them with practical skills such as: budgeting, food preparation and travelling.

Our carers also provide strong emotional support for young people which helps them build resilience, confidence and self-esteem. Supported Lodgings carers play a huge role in young peoples' development to become successful independent adults. Many of our Supported Lodgings Carers work full-time alongside supporting their young person/people to develop their independence skills.

As a Supported Lodgings Carer for Surrey County Council you will benefit from:

• Flexible arrangements to enable you to continue working, while caring for your young person
• A bespoke training package
• One-to-one support from your own Allocated Case Worker
• The chance to build good support networks with other Supported Lodgings carers
• The option of having an experienced Supported Lodgings Carer 'buddy'
• A weekly allowance and contributions towards rental payments per young person
• 24-hour emergency support
• Fostering Network membership
• National Association of Therapeutic Parents (NATP) membership
• The reward of making a difference to a child or young person's life

Don’t live in Surrey? If you live nearby, you can still apply to be a Supported Lodgings Carer!

Contact us for a friendly and informal chat: Email: [email protected]

Call: 01737 737867

Visit: www.surreycc.gov.uk/fostering