Fostering friendly employer
This benefit is for eligible employees of Bracknell Forest Council.
Bracknell Forest Council is a fostering friendly employer.
Employees who are fostering or those who are in the process of becoming foster carers, are entitled to extra paid annual leave. This excludes schools based staff.
The extra annual leave includes up to:
- 5 days during the application and assessment process
- 5 days during their time as foster carers to attend events such as meetings, training, panels and hearings
This is calculated pro-rata for part-time staff.
Alongside this, fostering provides generous allowances and a huge amount of training and support.
To be able to foster, you must be a caring, empathetic, and patient person who has time to devote to one or more children.
In addition, you must:
- have a spare bedroom
- be at least 21 years of age
- have some experience of caring for or working with children
- be in good general health
Find out more on our fostering pages.