Sheffield City Council provides a range of Social Care services to assist all of Sheffield’s citizens.
We offer support and advice for children, families and adults through the Sheffield Directory and internal services. We also offer courses, resources and development for local providers and professionals.
Social Care
Adoption and fostering
- Find out if you could foster
- How to become a foster carer
- Fees and allowances for foster carers
- Training and support for foster carers
- Types of foster care
- Who needs fostering?
- Transfer to the Sheffield Fostering Service
- Find out about adoption
- Who needs to be adopted?
- Training and support for adopters
- Report that you are looking after a child
Interested in a career in social work?
A career in social work can be a rewarding and challenging experience, we have roles available now and also opportunities to begin a career in social work via the StepUp programme.