Job Introduction
Foster with Royal Greenwich and change a child’s life.
Did you know...
Foster carers in Royal Greenwich do not pay Council Tax – making life easier to care for a child or young person.
We urgently need more foster carers to look after local children. Your commitment can change their future. Could you transform a life?
All Royal Greenwich foster carers get:
• Exemption from paying Council Tax.
• 24-hour support from a supportive social worker.
• A generous financial package.
• Excellent training and mentoring.
• Access to support groups.
• Membership to The Fostering Network.
You can foster if:
• You’re over 21.
• You have space in your home.
• You’re renting, own your house or are in permanent social housing.
• You’re working, unemployed or retired.
• You can foster if you identify with any sexuality or relationship status, what matters most is your capacity to care.
The most important thing is that you have the time and energy to care for a child when they need it most.
Could fostering be right for you? Let’s talk it through.
Call our friendly team on 0800 052 1499
Email: fostering-recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Visit Become a foster carer | Royal Borough of Greenwich for more information on how to apply.
We are recruiting
We are recruiting for foster carers who are able to look after babies, teenagers, and sibling groups
Fostering Friendly Employer
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is now a Fostering Friendly Employer, helping council staff balance foster caring and work responsibilities. The new Fostering Friendly policy allows for a more flexible working pattern to staff who are foster carers or are in the process of becoming one. They can now access up to five days extra paid leave for their fostering commitments, which can be used flexibly across their fostering journey.
Mockingbird Family Model
Royal Greenwich is one of the pioneering London boroughs to offer the Fostering Network's Mockingbird Family Model to its foster carers. This gives extra support to our carers and the children and young people they are looking after using an ‘extended family model’.
This improves stability of fostering placements and strengthen relationships between carers, those in their care, birth families, and social care professionals. This helps create a supportive community that empowers everyone.
Blue Light Card
Foster carers in the UK are eligible for a Blue Light Card, providing access to over 15,000 discounts online and on the high street for £4.99 for 2 years. It covers brands, restaurants, and days out, supporting household costs. Applications are made through the Blue Light Card website using official proof of fostering status.
We also run a Specialist Placement Scheme for foster carers who are passionate about supporting children and young people with more complex needs — offering an enhanced financial package alongside a comprehensive wraparound package of specialist support, so you can provide a nurturing, stable, and empathetic environment for some of our most vulnerable young people.
