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We’re looking for a Business Support Officer & Training Co-ordinator
We’re looking for a Business Support Officer & Training Co-ordinator
13 Mar 2024

We’re looking for a Business Support Officer & Training Co-ordinator to join our friendly team in Ingatestone! Please see all the details below. To register your interest and for more...

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We are looking for an Independent Social Worker to work with our friendly team based in Essex
We are looking for an Independent Social Worker to work with our friendly team based in Essex
08 Mar 2024

We are looking for an Independent Social Worker to: assess potential Foster Carers in accordance with NMS 2011 Standard 13 To present the completed Form F Assessment of each fostering household...

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We are looking for a full time Practice Manager for our Lincolnshire branch
We are looking for a full time Practice Manager for our Lincolnshire branch
21 Feb 2024

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our Lincolnshire Team. If you think you’ve got what it takes, please get in touch at hr@affinityfostering.com The Practice Manager is primarily...

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We’re recruiting!
We’re recruiting!
19 Oct 2023

Do you want to be part of our close-knit, friendly team? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of children? We are looking for a Supervising Social Worker to support our families in...

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We’re recruiting!
We’re recruiting!
27 Jul 2023

Do you want to be part of our close-knit, friendly team? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of children? We have two roles that we are wishing to fill currently. Affinity Fostering...

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Understanding parent and child fostering
Understanding parent and child fostering
20 Jun 2023

What is parent and child fostering? When we talk about parent and child fostering, people often don’t know that it exists and may not understand it or consider it a part of the fostering landscape....

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Building a Nurturing Community for everyone in the Affinity Family
Building a Nurturing Community for everyone in the Affinity Family
17 May 2023

Fostering young people is not a one-person job; it takes a whole community to create an environment in which children and teenagers can grow and thrive. As an independent fostering agency, with an...

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Celebrating Foster Carers During Foster Care Fortnight 2023
Celebrating Foster Carers During Foster Care Fortnight 2023
15 May 2023

Foster Care Fortnight is here again, and we couldn't be more excited! As an Ofsted outstanding fostering independent agency, we are proud to support this essential campaign that aims to raise...

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How does matching work, and why is it so important?
How does matching work, and why is it so important?
31 Jan 2023

If you are thinking about becoming a foster carer, you are naturally going to be wondering how young people end up with the right foster carers. This process is called Matching, and it is something...

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Fill your empty nest by becoming a foster carer.
Fill your empty nest by becoming a foster carer.
28 Dec 2022

Waving off your adult(ish) children when they leave home can bring up many different emotions. You may feel proud that they have been able to move out, whether to go to University or to a place of...

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Why Affinity are the best agency for new foster carers

Affinity Fostering were rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2022. In-fact we’ve been rated Outstanding in every inspection since we opened our agency!