Are you passionate about helping foster carers feel heard, valued and supported? 

In this role, you will lead foster carer participation, voice and wellbeing across a regional partnership of local authorities in the South East. You will build trusted relationships, create meaningful opportunities for co-production and use lived experience to shape practical improvements that strengthen wellbeing, influence service development and make a lasting difference for fostering families across the region.

The role is based at Time Square, Bracknell, with around 5 to 10 days per month in the office and the remainder working from home. Some travel across partner authorities and occasional travel to London will be required to support programme delivery and sessions.

If you would like an informal chat or a tour of the office prior to submitting your application, please contact helen.gore@bracknell-forest.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time.

• Lead the development and delivery of a regional foster carer participation and wellbeing framework that embeds co-production and ensures foster carers' voices shape service development and programme delivery.
• Design and facilitate inclusive participation opportunities, including forums, focus groups, workshops, listening events and co-production activities that encourage meaningful engagement.
• Develop and support regional foster carer representative and champion networks, providing matrix leadership, practice guidance and coordination to strengthen participation across partner local authorities.
• Analyse feedback, participation data and emerging themes, producing high-quality insight reports and evidence-based recommendations that inform regional decision-making and continuous service improvement.
• Build strong relationships with local authority partners and stakeholders, providing expert advice on participation, monitoring the impact of engagement activity and identifying and escalating risks to successful delivery where appropriate.

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent relevant experience. 
• Experience leading participation, engagement, wellbeing, service-user voice or community-based activity across multiple teams, services or partner organisations. 
• Experience developing participation, engagement or wellbeing frameworks, processes or service improvement plans. 
• Experience facilitating meetings, workshops, focus groups, forums, engagement events or learning sessions. 
• Experience analysing and presenting qualitative and quantitative information. 
• Experience gathering, interpreting and using feedback from service users, carers, residents or stakeholders to inform service improvement.
• Understanding of and commitment to the requirements of safeguarding children, young people, vulnerable adults and promoting their welfare.

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.