Meet Linda – A Supported Lodgings host from Warrington

Could you help a young person by becoming a Supported Lodgings host in Warrington?

In November, Warrington welcomed their first Supported Lodgings host, Linda with a bouquet of beautiful flowers.

There are three roles available: Community Carer; Enhanced Supported Lodgings Host and Supported Lodgings Host. They differ in terms of the time and skills required.

If you’re just looking to offer a bedroom, evening meal and basic support, being a Supported Lodgings Host could be the role for you. This could be ideal for those who work or who have other commitments. Supported Lodgings hosts receive a minimum of £202 per week when a young person aged up to 18 is  living with them.

If you feel you could offer a greater level of support for a young person who needs it, you can consider the Enhanced Supported Lodgings Host role. Here, you’ll also help the young person to access support from Warrington’s innovative Lighthouse hub, to further aid their successful transition to independent adulthood. Enhanced Supported Lodgings Hosts will receive a minimum of £272 per week when a young person aged up to 18 is living with them.

For those looking for a varied and flexible, but full-time professional role, the Community Carer role could be for you. It’s a hybrid between residential care and fostering, and you will undertake some of both. You’ll build up invaluable relationships with the young people currently in residential care, then go on to foster them when they are ready to live in a family home. Community Carers will receive a minimum of £673 when a young person is living with them, or a retainer fee of a minimum of £170 per week, plus an hourly rate, when a young person is not living with them and they are building bonds with young people, in working at the Lighthouse.

To find out more, please fill in our enquiry form or email fosteringrecruitment@warrington.gov.uk