What transferable skills can you bring to fostering?

In this podcast episode, Hampshire County Council foster carers Andrea and Johnny discuss the transferable skills that foster carers can bring from previous professions into their work supporting children and young people.

Johnny used to do youth work, while Andrea used to be a mental health nurse, a career she combined with fostering before deciding to commit to the role full time. They both also talk about being able to draw on their life experiences as young people, with Johnny highlighting his own time in the care system.

This is the third and final episode of our series on Hampshire Hive, a support network funded by Hampshire County Council, that assists fostering families across the county.

Each hive consists of a small number of fostering families who support one another in their local area, with one of them, known as the Hive carer support worker, co-ordinating this support.

There are now 27 Hampshire Hive groups, with 23 Hive carer support workers and over 500 registered foster carers collectively.

If you would like to find out more about fostering with Hampshire County Council, please visit hants.gov.uk/fostering to download its comprehensive information pack.  You can also sign up for one of its upcoming virtual Q&A sessions, attended by both a member of the recruitment team and a Hampshire County Council foster carer.

Click ‘follow’ or ‘subscribe’ on your podcast app so you know when a new episode is published.

And don’t forget to follow us on Instagram.