We are recruiting foster carers in Alum Waters and surrounding areas including: Gateshead, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Darlington, Hartlepool, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Broompark, New Brancepeth, Ushaw Moor, Bearpark & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Alum Waters area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
How much time you care for the child depends on the sort of foster caretreatment. It can vary from one evening to years, or till the child is an adult.
You may have the ability to foster and also function. Whether you can depends on the child's situations and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering firm.
You do not need to possess your home, however generally, you'll need to have a spare bed room.
Before you can foster you must pass an assessment to check that you have the ability to care for a child. You will not be examined on your age, ethnic culture, gender, marriage status, religion or sexual alignment.
We have helped to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than one decade of experience, which means we can use you the very best possible assistance required on your trip to assist offer a risk-free and also secure home to youngsters and also young people in care.
Applicants will be examined, whether it's your initial time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the appropriate fostering firm, analyzing abilities, place and also experience. We construct partnerships between carers and also team, and also you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will always prioritise the safety and also welfare of the children and also young people in care, by only picking to deal with reliable Fostering Agencies along with the training and also assistance we offer to prospective foster carers. To achieve this, we stick to 6 core worths:
We support every one of our possible foster moms and dads in their trip to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Alum Waters and surrounding areas such as Broompark, New Brancepeth, Ushaw Moor, Bearpark, Brandon, Langley Moor, Meadowfield, Stonebridge, Browney, Littleburn.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive considerable foster training details and also assistance so that they can offer a top-notch foster care service and also make a genuine distinction to a child or young adult in need. We additionally function to link our community of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will have the possibility to fulfill with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have handled a foster child or young adult, you will have the complete assistance of our professional group who will get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any questions you may have.
If you live in Alum Waters and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Alum Waters or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Alum Waters please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Alum Waters, Gateshead, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Darlington, Hartlepool, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Chesterfield, Mansfield and across the North East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.