My name is Raymond Porter, my background has taken me on a few different career paths from being in the Military trained as a mechanic for the REME, to working in the construction industry in Germany. I then went on to open my own taxi company; Harveys Transport specialising in the transportation of vulnerable children. This sparked conversation with my wife on how we could help other vulnerable children which led to our decision to foster. Most recently, we have launched a new fostering agency; Fostering Changes Life.

My name is Samantha Spencer, and I am pleased to say I am a supervising social worker for Fostering Changes Life. As a dedicated and compassionate social worker, I have gained many years, hands-on experience in the field of child protection, working on the front lines. I have also spent a significant amount of time in the education sector, where I have worked closely with challenging young individuals.

Furthermore, I am a qualified learning disability nurse, which I believe complements my role as a social worker. This additional qualification allows me to adopt a holistic and person-centred approach when providing support. The combination of my expertise in social care, education, and health has greatly enhanced the effectiveness of my interventions, leading to better outcomes for both young people, families and carers. 

Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a commitment to providing high-quality care and support to children and families. My ability to build strong relationships has allowed me to effectively advocate for the best interests of children while also providing much-needed guidance and support to foster families. 

I feel a great sense of achievement when I am able to help young people, this serves as a strong motivator for me to collaborate effectively with foster carers and other professionals in order to meet their needs. I believe in fostering an environment of open and honest communication, as well as teamwork, as I consider them to be crucial elements in achieving positive outcomes.

I genuinely look forward to working alongside you, and I am fully committed to providing you with the utmost support to the best of my capabilities.

My name is Chantelle Haworth i have worked in Social Care all of my working life and really enjoy to see the development of young people. My main responsibilities are recruitment and marketing. I went to The University of Manchester and completed a 3 year Law LLB Hons degree, within this time I worked as a volunteer at a women’s refuge and the homeless, this really opened my eyes and I decided that I would try to make a difference. Following this I began my career as a leaving care support worker where I worked for a number of years, this then sparked my interest in this industry as I then obtained my degree as a Social Worker in 2020.

My name is Suzanne Porter and I have been involved in fostering all of my life, my first fostering experience was when my parents fostered throughout my childhood. I had started my working life as a broker, underwriter and financial advisor.

Later in life whilst I had my own young family, I retrained as a driving instructor (DOTADI) and my business worked with Connections, training young people and helping them attain key skills in life through driving. I really enjoyed this work as it gave me a real sense of wellbeing, knowing that I was helping young people who otherwise may have struggled. As we were settled in life and work, my husband and I then made the decision to foster and welcomed three long term placements and various respite placements over a course of 4/5 years. Following this I knew I wanted to continue to follow my passion in the care sector and in an administrator role.

My name is Austin Haworth I am an administrator and a part of the marketing development team for Fostering Changes Life. I have worked in many capacities within an office role over my career starting at the age of 18 working as a Management Trainee as well as being a qualified football coach.

I believe that my main strengths are being organized within my work and being conscientious with everyone i come across. I am very passionate and care about the development of young people. In the last 3 years my job role has been supporting care leavers which I thoroughly enjoyed and now I am looking forward to bringing my experiences and knowledge that I have gained into this role.