| Supervising Social Worker is made aware by the Foster Carer of a change in circumstances; a Partner/Family Member wants to be assessed to become a Foster Carer alongside the current Foster Carer. |
| Supervising Social Worker to discuss this with Team Manager, this should be raised in Supervising Social Worker/Team Manager Supervision. Details to be explored and recorded, how long into relationship, are they already living together or not, children in placement, impact, etc. |
| Team Manager to discuss this with Registered Manager |
| If Team Manager and Registered Manager in agreement to proceed with an assessment of Partner/Family Member to become a Foster Carer, Team Manager to trigger the following to take place: Email Supervising Social Worker to contact LA and update as to plansEmail Recruitment Team details and request an Application form to be sent to Partner/Family Member for completion and invite to Book on to Introduction to Fostering session or/and Skills to Foster Course.Email Assessment Manager details and to start assessment process | If not in agreement, e.g. the couple have not known each other very long, Supervising Social Worker and Team Manager to meet and discuss with the partner/family member and foster carer. |
| Recruitment Team to follow normal process for a ‘New applicant to foster’. Gather application form information, for both new applicant and current foster carer. A joint completed application form is required; to ensure any new information on the current FC not already known is sought, to refresh and obtain joint personal references, to check statutory checks status of household, employment, etc. Email Recruitment Manager and Support Services when joint application form is completed. | Assessment Manager to follow normal process for a ‘New applicant to foster’, alongside waiting for joint application to be completed, assign either an Assessment/Placement Team Senior Practitioner or Independent Social Worker to undertake assessment of Partner/Family Member. Email Support Services details. |
| Support Services and Everyone else in PA Group to Follow normal ‘New applicant to foster’ department procedures, in line with: Assessment of New Partners, Family Members, within Fostering Households Policy Foster Carer Recruitment Policy and Procedures |
