Statement of Purpose

Placement with Tameside Local Authority foster carers is the preferred choice for the majority of children and young people who are unable to live with their birth parents or relatives. The service aims to provide suitable, secure placements for some of the most vulnerable children in the borough. It is therefore imperative that suitable foster carers are recruited from a range of diverse backgrounds with emphasis placed on the quality of care and stability of placements to ensure the best possible outcomes for local children and young people.

All staff working within the Fostering Service are employed by Tameside Metropolitan Council and are appropriately trained and qualified to undertake the various tasks and responsibilities associated with providing an effective Fostering Service. There are clear lines of responsibility and agreed levels of accountability throughout the Fostering Service.

Tameside Fostering Service Five Key Points At the core of Tameside’s Fostering Service ethos are five key points, which underpin the way the service operates:

• The Fostering Service is proud of its Local Authority status working within and across Tameside’s multi-cultural community;
• The Fostering Service recognises that support, supervision and training of foster carers as active partners, is crucial in providing a safe, caring and transparent service to vulnerable children and young people;
• The Fostering Service provides a highly professional, flexible service which keeps the child at the centre through to eventual independence;
• The Fostering Service continually strives to improve its service and deal with complaints in a fair, professional and child-centred manner;
• The Fostering Service recognises the contribution children and young people can make to the development of the service and will strive to ensure their voices are heard in developing and planning the service.

For further information please access the whole Statement of Purpose Document in Local Resources.