We are recruiting foster carers in Barnard Castle and surrounding areas including: Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Startforth, Stainton Grove, Lendings, Stainton & 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 Barnard Castle 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:
Just how long you care for the youngster relies on the kind of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to years, or till the youngster is an grown-up.
You might have the ability to foster and also work. Whether you can relies on the youngster's circumstances and also the fostering service you relate to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to own your home, but usually, you'll need to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you should pass an evaluation to inspect that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital standing, faith or sexual preference.
We have actually assisted to place 100's of carers across the UK and also have more than ten years of experience, which indicates we can offer you the finest possible assistance needed on your journey to assist supply a secure and also secure home to children and also youths in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your first time as a foster carer or if you're an skilled foster carer looking to transfer fostering firms. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, analyzing capabilities, area and also experience. We construct relationships between carers and also personnel, and also you'll have an skilled specialist accessible to assist 24-hour a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and also well-being of the youngsters and also youths in treatment, by just picking to deal with respectable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and also assistance we supply to potential foster carers. To accomplish this, we stick to six core worths:
We assist every one of our prospective foster parents in their journey to ending up being foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Barnard Castle and surrounding areas such as Startforth, Stainton Grove, Lendings, Stainton, Westwick, Boldron, Lartington, Kinninvie, Cotherstone, Brignall.
Every one of our foster carers to-be receive comprehensive foster training details and also assistance so that they can supply a superior foster treatment service and also make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We likewise work to link our area of foster carers with each other - if you choose to be a foster parent you will certainly have the opportunity to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and also pick up from their experience.
Even after you have actually handled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our specialist team who will certainly get on hand, 24-hour a day, to address any inquiries you might have.
If you live in Barnard Castle and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Barnard Castle or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Barnard Castle please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Barnard Castle, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields, 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.